{"id":622262,"date":"2023-02-23T14:16:13","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T19:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=622262"},"modified":"2023-02-23T14:16:13","modified_gmt":"2023-02-23T19:16:13","slug":"chelsea-optimistic-ngolo-kante-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/02\/23\/chelsea-optimistic-ngolo-kante-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Fabrizio Romano: Chelsea \u2018Optimistic\u2019 About Extending Contract of \u00a3290,000-A-Week Star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea are progressing in their talks with N&#8217;Golo Kante over a new contract, confirms <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1628385306947776512?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fabrizio Romano<\/a>. The French midfielder&#8217;s current deal is set to expire in the summer, after which he could join any other club as a free agent.<\/p>\n<h2>Chelsea Progress in Contract Talks With N\u2019Golo Kante<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Chelsea are progressing in talks with N\u2019Golo Kant\u00e9 over new deal \u2014 there\u2019s optimism to get it done, still waiting to decide on length of the contract. \ud83d\udd35 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#CFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kant\u00e9\u2019s priority has always been to stay as he loves Chelsea \u2014 key factor in the negotiation, waiting on final details. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KgV6HXIMUQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/KgV6HXIMUQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1628385306947776512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 22, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Optimism Around N\u2019Golo Kante Contract Extension<\/h3>\n<p>The Blues have not been able to field the midfielder that often this season, mostly due to a horrible injury he suffered in August forcing him to miss the World Cup. The Frenchman recently returned to first-team training but has not played a game for them since August.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/02\/05\/chelsea-offload-pierre-emerick-aubameyang-summer\/\" target=\"_self\">Chelsea to Let Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Leave in Summer<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Romano adds that Chelsea are now quite optimistic that they&#8217;ll be able to get a deal done and convince the midfielder to sign a new deal with them. However, for the time being, the stumbling block over a potential agreement is how long the contract will be. Both parties are currently talking about the length of the deal, Romano also states.<\/p>\n<p>The 31-year-old midfielder is well-paid by the Blues in his current deal and earns a rumoured <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2018\/11\/23\/ngolo-kante-signs-new-deal-worth-290000-a-week\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">\u00a3290,000<\/a> per week. He is highly valued at Stamford Bridge after having won all the major trophies with Chelsea since arriving from Leicester City in 2016.<\/p>\n<h3>Kante Wants Chelsea Stay<\/h3>\n<p>Romano also claims that a major factor in the entire negotiation process and the reason behind the London side&#8217;s optimism is that Kante is eager to stay at Chelsea beyond this season. He wants to sign a new deal because he has fallen in love with the club and is waiting for the final details to be completed before signing the new contract.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/02\/20\/chelsea-joao-felix-permanent-talks\/\" target=\"_self\">Chelsea Yet to Start Talks With Joao Felix Over Permanent Transfer<\/a><\/p>\n<p>N&#8217;Golo Kante is tipped to make his return to action soon and can line up with<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/01\/31\/fabrizio-romano-enzo-fernandez\/\" target=\"_self\"> record-signing Enzo Fernandez<\/a> soon.\u00a0 Chelsea are hopeful that he can help them turn their fortunes around under Graham Potter &#8211; who has only guided them to two wins in their last 14 games in all competitions.<\/p>\n<p>The Frenchman has made 262 appearances for Chelsea in his career, scoring 13 goals and providing 15 assists.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"4lg-gchtTrRkQzxYGToMew\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1414988607\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'4lg-gchtTrRkQzxYGToMew',sig:'fiWQftY-zs6mXBVNWsjTeZ7moRXZ_S0x8fcCatO5M7s=',w:'594px',h:'432px',items:'1414988607',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea are progressing in their talks with N&#8217;Golo Kante over a new contract, confirms Fabrizio Romano. The French midfielder&#8217;s current deal is set to expire in the summer, after which he could join any other club as a free agent. 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