Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante has ‘already been followed’ by Juventus ahead of becoming a free agent in the summer transfer window.
That’s according to Calciomercato.it, who say the Frenchman is a potential option for the Italian giants should he be available on a free.
Kante is out of contract at Chelsea in the summer and will be available on a free transfer should he fail to sign a new deal at Stamford Bridge.
His position is likely being closely monitored by big sides around Europe, with the midfielder still highly regarded despite an injury hit year.
Juventus are one of those monitoring the situation according to CM.it, who say they could ‘replicate’ the deal they did for Paul Pogba this summer by signing ‘another world class profile’ on a free in Kante.
The Chelsea midfielder is ‘the object of desire’ for Juventus and had already been proposed to the club as part of a potential deal for Matthijs de Ligt.
That potential deal ended when the Dutchman joined Bayern Munich instead, but Kante has been ‘evaluated on several occasions’.
Their failure to get a deal done this summer could push those in charge to ‘advance the first contacts’ to ‘burn the competition’ and secure his signature.
That’s a possibility at this point, as is a potential renewal at Chelsea, which has not been ruled out at this point.
That’s CM.it sitting firmly on the fence, and given their reliability as a source, we will take this claim with a hefty pinch of salt for the time being, but Juventus may be one to keep an eye on when it comes to Kante’s future in the coming months.
