N’Golo Kante’s links to Juventus have been rubbished on ESPN by former Liverpool player Steve Nichol.
Football.London report on the reports, which follow up on claims that Maurizio Sarri wants to take the France midfielder to join him at Juventus.
He may well want him. In fact, is there any manager in the world who wouldn’t put Kante top of their shortlist?
But getting him is another matter. He’s got years to run on his contract, and is a vital player for us.
He seems happy in London too. Moving to Italy would be a big deal for a shy guy, and he doesn’t seem desperate.
Nichol correctly points out all that, and consigns the name to where it belongs – the rubbish bin. Real Madrid we can just about conceive of. They have a French manager and are the biggest club in the world.
Anything less than that, and we reckon he will be happy to stay.