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Last Updated: June 29, 2023, 19:52 IST
N’Golo Kanté is making a surprising investment. The World Cup winner has bought Royal Excelsior Virton, a third-division team in Belgium.
The move was announced by the club Thursday, in a statement headlined “Small town, big dreams!” Kanté, who this month completed a move to Saudi champion Al-Ittihad on a three-year deal after six years at Chelsea, is replacing entrepreneur Flavio Becca at the helm of the club bordering France.
✅ | N’Golo Kanté has purchased lower league Belgian club, Royal Excelsior Virton.Statement: “Kanté’s desire is to continue structuring the clubs foundations, stabilise staff and rebuild the club through the academy teams.” pic.twitter.com/kapKNFXwOP
— EuroFoot (@eurofootcom) June 29, 2023
“Driven by his passion for football, N’Golo Kanté’s aim is to continue structuring the club with a view to consolidating its foundations, stabilizing the staff and ultimately reviving RE Virton’s tradition of training through its youth academy,” the club said.
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At Al-Ittihad, Kanté will reportedly earn more than $100 million across the length of his deal.
Kanté won the World Cup with France in 2018, the Champions League with Chelsea in 2021 and has been one of the best players in the Premier League in recent years as a back-to-back champion with Leicester (2016) and Chelsea (2017).
(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed – PTI)
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