As one of the stars of Leicester’s title triumph last season, it was no surprise that N’Golo Kante was in big demand this summer.
The Frenchman was heavily linked with La Liga giants Real Madrid and Barcelona before signing for Chelsea, despite the Foxes’ desperate attempts to keep him at the King Power.
However, he has now revealed that Blues’ rivals Manchester United were also interested, but he turned them down to move to Stamford Bridge.
Speaking to Sky Sports, the midfielder admitted Jose Mourinho rang him personally while his future was still up in the air.
“It was amazing to have Mourinho call me, even though I’d been warned before how he would appeal to me,” he said.
“I listened to his arguments about why I should move to United.
“But at that time I was hesitant between staying at Leicester or leaving for Chelsea.
“My discussions with them were already well underway. But when I spoke, I had a good feeling with Conte.”
Kante hasn’t missed a minute of Chelsea’s Premier League campaign so far, and it’s paid off for Antonio Conte as his side have secured maximum points from their first three games of the season.
United won’t be missing Kante too much, however, as they now boast Paul Pogba, the world’s most expensive player, in the middle of the park, but there’s no doubt that Chelsea made one of the signings of the summer.
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