Is this the deal that moves Chelsea back to the top?

25 year-old midfielder N’Golo Kante has today sealed his move from Leicester City to Chelsea for a fee of £32 million, after Leicester had offered an improved contract in hopes of keeping Kante. It’s not a bad return on investment as Leicester only paid £5.6 million for the Frenchman last summer from Caen.

Kante had a busy summer after winning the league title for Leicester as he played for the host nation France in Euro 2016. Kante played in three Euro 2016 matches, but was seen as more a reserve player for the Euro finalists.

While a move like this was going to be inevitable for a team like Leicester, one has to wonder about uncertainty among their other players and whether they leave or not. Thanks to the title win, new Premier League TV money as well as UEFA Champions League money, Leicester have a considerable amount of money to attempt to keep their stars. That worked with striker Jamie Vardy as he turned down an offer from Arsenal to sign a vastly improved long-term deal with Leicester.

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