World Cup-winning France midfielder N’Golo Kante’s deliberate transfer to Saudi facet Al-Ittihad is being stalled by medical points, a membership supply informed AFP on Thursday.
Kante, 32, has a historical past of accidents and missed six months of Chelsea’s Premier League season with a hamstring drawback.
The Al-Ittihad supply stated Kante had signed a binding settlement however the membership have been inspecting the outcomes of medical exams earlier than agreeing a ultimate deal.
On Tuesday, the Jeddah-based membership formally unveiled 35-year-old French Ballon d’Or-winner Karim Benzema as the largest signing of their historical past.
“Kante signed a binding agreement, not a final contract,” the supply stated.
“We still review the medical checkup result. He has a long injury history and we want to be careful before signing a huge contract.”
Benzema’s signing got here after Portuguese famous person Cristiano Ronaldo joined Saudi Arabia’s Al-Nassr in January in a deal stated to be price greater than 400 million euros ($431 million).
Benzema and Kante are on a listing of round 10 targets who’ve been contacted by Saudi officers, a supply near the negotiations informed AFP final week.
Argentina’s Lionel Messi introduced on Wednesday he had turned down a blockbuster deal in Saudi Arabia in favour of becoming a member of MLS facet Inter Miami FC.
