3 Things you did not know about N'Golo Kanté

#3 Kante wanted to join Marseille

Belgium v France: Semi Final - 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia

One of the biggest transfer coups of the Premier League era, N'golo Kante was signed by Leicester City for a reported sum of £5.6 million in 2015 from Caen.

Almost amazing is the fact that a year later, Kante signed for Chelsea for just £32 million, which can again be considered as a bargain, as he helped his new employers to win the Premier League and the FA Cup during his two seasons.

However, from this report by the Independent, Kante admitted to being flattered by Marseille's interest before landing up in the Premier League:

“Among the clubs that most wanted to recruit me were Marseille and Leicester,” Kante told French broadcaster Canal Plus. Kante in 2015 had the chance of going to Marseille from Caen. He was a big fan of Frank Ribery and Samir Nasri and wanted to follow in their footsteps.

"I remember the generation of [Mamadou] Niang, [Franck] Ribery and [Samir] Nasri and it was a team that I liked, especially in the Champions League."

Thankfully for Leicester and later Chelsea, the World Cup winner decided to ignore Marseille and the rest is history.