Antonio Conte signed for Chelsea from Leicester in the summer of 2016 (Picture: Getty)The course of Premier League history would have been changed forever had it not been for an opportunistic late intervention from Antonio Conte, who stole N’Golo Kante away from Arsenal in the summer of 2016. Kante shot to prominence during Leicester City’s miraculous Premier League title-winning campaign, before starring at the heart of Les Bleus’ midfield on their way to finishing as runners-up on home soil at Euro 2016. The Italian, ultimately, delivered on his promise as Kante repeated his Leicester heroics in west London, adding the PFA Player of the Year Award to boot, following a stellar campaign. N’Golo Kante played a key role in Chelsea’s 2016/17 Premier League title-winning campaign (Picture: Getty)Wenger, however, has already publicly disputed the suggestion that Kante’s move was influenced by the prospect of more silverware, and instead, cynically, intimated he followed the money. ‘He’s a nice guy, a shy person and he likes to be quiet he likes to have his own quality time.

Source: Metro May 04, 2021 17:03 UTC