{"id":623599,"date":"2023-05-11T16:03:50","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T20:03:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=623599"},"modified":"2023-05-11T16:38:04","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T20:38:04","slug":"ngolo-kante-desires-chelsea-stay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/05\/11\/ngolo-kante-desires-chelsea-stay\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I Want to Be Part of Chelsea Future, for Sure\u2019: \u2018Fantastic and Unique\u2019 Player Desires Chelsea Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">According to\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1656687071057117187\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Fabrizio Romano<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0via an interview with\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/footballdaily\/status\/1656680232479510529\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Football Daily<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, N\u2019Golo Kante has spoken out on his future with Chelsea. During the interview, the French international midfielder spoke of his desire to remain at Stamford Bridge.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">N\u2019Golo Kante Speaks Out on Chelsea Future<\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">N\u2019Golo Kant\u00e9 on new contract talks: \u201cI want to be part of Chelsea future, for sure. It&#39;s an exciting project\u201d. \ud83d\udea8\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>\u201cUnfortunately this season was not at Chelsea level but we want to go the way of success. Let&#39;s see where I will be but I hope here\u201d, says via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/footballdaily?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@footballdaily<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YmHutQrWa9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/YmHutQrWa9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1656687071057117187?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 11, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Kante Wishes to Remain at Stamford Bridge<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Kante has enjoyed a frustrating season missing most of the campaign through injury. His return to the Chelsea team has been a rare bright spot for The Blues this season. The 32-year-old midfielder&#8217;s current contract is due to expire at the end of this season, with\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/soccer\/blog-transfer-talk\/story\/4844965\/transfer-talk-ngolo-kante-eyes-barcelona-summer-move-if-he-exits-chelsea\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Barcelona<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0reportedly targeting the Frenchman. Recent reports have however indicated that talks between the player and club have\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1630549369555435521\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">progressed well<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/05\/10\/chelsea-interested-raphinha-summer-move\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chelsea Eyeing Summer Move for \u00a370 Million-Rated \u2018Special\u2019 Forward<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">During the interview with Football Daily, Kante was adamant regarding where he sees his future. \u201cI want to be part of Chelsea&#8217;s future, for sure. It&#8217;s an exciting project,\u201d said the Frenchman. The midfielder added \u201cUnfortunately this season was not at Chelsea level but we want to go the way of success. Let&#8217;s see where I will be but I hope here.&#8221; According to\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-11903973\/NGolo-Kantes-Chelsea-contract-talks-progressing-final-stages.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">previous reports<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, Kante is expected to sign a two-year deal until 2025, with Chelsea having the option to extend the contract for a further year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"vxEMJPB6SodieF_OLjYJOQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1485569427\" 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:'vxEMJPB6SodieF_OLjYJOQ',sig:'C2srCtW55VJ2CJMk5wvI0p8-rcDXF_ZDBP4tDnw10P8=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1485569427',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Kante Chelsea Career Recapped<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Kante arrived at Chelsea from Leicester <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/36806454\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">for a fee believed to be in the region of \u00a330m in 2016<\/a>. He has enjoyed a trophy-laden stay with The Blues, winning the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup while being labelled &#8220;<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/sport\/football\/ngolo-kante-chelsea-fc-thomas-tuchel-tottenham-b956210.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">fantastic and unique<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8221; by former Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/05\/08\/chelsea-new-manager-mauricio-pochettino-favourite\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">David Ornstein Delivers Key Update on Chelsea Managerial Search<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">He has been a vital part of Chelsea&#8217;s success, despite the injury problems throughout his time at Stamford Bridge. He brings an unbelievable engine to the Stamford Bridge midfield with his constant moving and pressing the opposition. He also links attacks well by picking up pockets of space and combining with his more attacking teammates. He times his tackles impeccably and is brilliant at breaking the play up and intercepting passes. Despite the injuries, Kante has shown since his return to the team that he still has plenty of positives to bring to the Chelsea squad.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to\u00a0Fabrizio Romano\u00a0via an interview with\u00a0Football Daily, N\u2019Golo Kante has spoken out on his future with Chelsea. During the interview, the French international midfielder spoke of his desire to remain at Stamford Bridge. N\u2019Golo Kante Speaks Out on Chelsea Future N\u2019Golo Kant\u00e9 on new contract talks: \u201cI want to be part of Chelsea future, for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4106,"featured_media":623600,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[30,11,3],"tags":[7508,175],"class_list":["post-623599","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-chelsea","category-premier-league","tag-chelsea-news","tag-ngolo-kante"],"modified_by":"Ricky Carroll, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/623599","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4106"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=623599"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/623599\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/623600"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=623599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=623599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=623599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}