PARIS, FRANCE - MARCH 29: N'Golo Kante of France in action during the International Friendly match between France and Russia held at Stade de France on March 29, 2016 in Paris, France. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

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Another Leicester player set to ‘snub’ Arsenal – report

Were we even still interested?

Jul 3, 2016

N’Golo Kante seems all set to leave Leicester City after turning down an improved contract but he’s chosen to go to Chelsea over the 101 other European clubs that wanted him.

At one point, I do think we were genuinely interested in the defensive midfielder who was arguably one of Leicester’s stand-out players last season. However, after we signed Granit Xhaka, I highly doubt we pursued the Frenchman any longer. Why would we spend £25m (plus add-ons) on a player if we were going to spend a similar amount on someone in exactly the same position? It’s not Arsenal, or Arsene Wenger’s, style.

540687160 ngolo kante of france during the uefa euro gettyimages — MARSEILLE, FRANCE – JUNE 15: N’Golo Kante of France during the UEFA Euro 2016 Group A match between France and Albania at Stade Velodrome on June 15, 2016 in Marseille, France. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

According to reports, Kante is more or less confirmed to be off to Chelsea to work under the Blues’ new manager, Antonio Conte. He’s not only turned down an improved £100,000 a week contract with the Foxes, but he’s snubbed advances from Juventus, PSG and Manchester United.

Obviously, the press are lumping us in with that lot but, honestly, I doubt we were interested at this late stage.