N'Golo Kante Archives - uSports.org https://usports.org/tag/ngolo-kante/ Sports News & Views Mon, 24 Apr 2017 22:05:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Southampton’s Ryan Bertrand Explains Why He Voted For N’Golo Kante For PFA Player Of The Year https://usports.org/southamptons-ryan-bertrand-explains-voted-ngolo-kante-pfa-player-year/ https://usports.org/southamptons-ryan-bertrand-explains-voted-ngolo-kante-pfa-player-year/#respond Mon, 24 Apr 2017 22:05:48 +0000 http://usports.org/?p=37675 Ryan Bertrand on why he voted for N'Golo Kante for PFA Player of the Year
Ryan Bertrand revealed he voted for Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante for the Professional Footballers’ Association Men’s Player of the Year Award, and the Southampton defender has explained why. Ryan Bertrand voted for Chelsea’s N’Golo Kante for pfa player of the year Kante, a 26-year-old French star, beat out other top European players like Romelu Lukaku, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Alexis Sanchez and […]

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Ryan Bertrand revealed he voted for Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante for the Professional Footballers’ Association Men’s Player of the Year Award, and the Southampton defender has explained why.

Ryan Bertrand voted for Chelsea’s N’Golo Kante for pfa player of the year

Kante, a 26-year-old French star, beat out other top European players like Romelu Lukaku, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Alexis Sanchez and his Chelsea team-mate Eden Hazard to win the award at a ceremony in London on Sunday night.


Hazard was among the favorites to win the prize, but Bertrand — who joined Southampton from Chelsea in 2015 — says Kante deserves the PFA Award the most because he is “amazing.”

Southampton will face Chelsea in Tuesday’s Premier League game at Stamford Bridge.

“I voted for Kante,” Bertrand told Goal at the Champions UK’s FIFA 17 tournament. “I think he is a great player. He has gone into Chelsea’s team and he’s done amazing and proved to be key to them.

“I thought Hazard would naturally grab the plaudits for scoring the goals. That’s what goals and assists do. They grab the minds of people but want Kante has done is amazing. It is great for him to get that recognition.”

Bertrand continued praising Kante: “He has managed to attract people’s eyes despite playing in that defensive position this year, so I think he deserves it.”

The young French player is the most defensive player to win the PFA Award since Bertrand’s former teammate and center-back John Terry, who is still the captain of Chelsea.

Kante, who signed a five-year, £30 million ($39.5 million) contract with Chelsea in a move from Leicester City last July, tweeted his gratitude to Chelsea and to his fans after winning the award:

Kante helped France reach the Euro 2016 finals last July, when the hosts lost to Portugal in the title game in Paris.

Other PFA winners on Sunday included Tottenham’s Dele Alli, who won the Young Player of the Year Award, while Manchester City’s Lucy Bronze won the Women’s Player of the Year Award for the second time after first claiming the prize in 2014.

LONDON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 08: Ryan Bertrand of England in action during the FIFA 2018 World Cup Qualifier Group F match between England and Malta at Wembley Stadium on October 8, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

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]]> https://usports.org/southamptons-ryan-bertrand-explains-voted-ngolo-kante-pfa-player-year/feed/ 0 uSports.org LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 08: Ryan Bertrand of England in action during the FIFA 2018 World Cup Qualifier Group F match between England and Malta at Wembley Stadium on October 8, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images) Leicester Midfielder N’Golo Kante Signs Five-Year, £30M Deal With Chelsea https://usports.org/leicester-midfielder-ngolo-kante-signs-five-year-30m-deal-chelsea/ https://usports.org/leicester-midfielder-ngolo-kante-signs-five-year-30m-deal-chelsea/#respond Sun, 17 Jul 2016 18:06:47 +0000 http://usports.org/?p=19550 Leicester City Midfielder N'Golo Kante Signs with Chelsea
Leicester City midfielder N’Golo Kante and Chelsea have agreed on a five-year, £30 million ($39.5 million) contract. Leicester Midfielder N’Golo Kante Signs Five-Year, £30M Deal With Chelsea The 25-year-old Frenchman, who played with France at UEFA Euro 2016, is joining Chelsea on a £150,000($198,000)/per week deal, and his signing is a big boost for new Italian manager Antonio Conte, who had made […]

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Leicester City midfielder N’Golo Kante and Chelsea have agreed on a five-year, £30 million ($39.5 million) contract.

Leicester Midfielder N’Golo Kante Signs Five-Year, £30M Deal With Chelsea

The 25-year-old Frenchman, who played with France at UEFA Euro 2016, is joining Chelsea on a £150,000($198,000)/per week deal, and his signing is a big boost for new Italian manager Antonio Conte, who had made Kante one of his primary targets.

Kante told Leicester City that he wanted to leave the Premier League champions and on Friday night, Chelsea were finalizing his arrival.

Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri has admitted he does not want to lose Kante, but conceded he understands the midfielder’s desire to leave.

“We offered a new contract to him, he went away because he wanted to finish Euro 2016, and now there is so much speculation around him,” said Ranieri. “I don’t want to lose him but I can understand if he wants to go.

“I would like now to be sure who stays with me or not, because the friendly matches start now and I have to start to manage and change and try things.”

Kante is now Conte’s second signing of the summer after Marseille striker Michy Batshuayi. The 22-year-old Belgian signed a £33 million ($43.5 million) deal with Chelsea.

Kante, who was named in the Premier League team of the season last term, joined Leicester last summer from Ligue 1 Caen for £5.6 million ($7.4 million).

Conte also said Chelsea is also seeking to sign Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly. The club had previously made four failed bids at the 25-year-old Senegalese last year, and their pursuit of him this year has been again complicated by strong rival interest from Everton that has driven up the price.

“I am sure that in the coming days we can reach our target to reinforce the team to go closer to the other teams that now seem to stay higher in the table compared to Chelsea,” Conte said of Chelsea’s need to make signings. “In the coming days, we can buy one, two, three players. Players that can reinforce us for the season as it will be very, very tough.”

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)

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]]> https://usports.org/leicester-midfielder-ngolo-kante-signs-five-year-30m-deal-chelsea/feed/ 0 uSports.org 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)