Juventus join Real Madrid in race for Leicester star N’Golo Kante in £20million deal
JUVENTUS have joined Real Madrid in the race to sign Leicester midfielder N’Golo Kante.
The Italian giants are tracking Kante as they look to bolster their midfield options with Paul Pogba likely to leave the club.
Juventus have now joined Real Madrid in the race to sign N’Golo Kante
News of their interest comes a day after it was revealed Real Madrid have made the France international one of their top summer targets.
Kante has a £20million release clause in his current contract with the Premier League champions who are desperate to keep him at the King Power Stadium.
But they face a tough task convincing the 25-year-old to stay now that the cream of Europe’s biggest clubs are all wanting him.
Italian paper TuttoSport claims Juve have made contact with Leicester to find out the exact terms of Kante’s contract.
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The Serie A champions fear losing key midfielder Pogba this summer with Real and Manchester United desperate to sign him.
They also want to provide fresh legs into their midfield with doubts over the long-term future of Claudio Marchisio in a holding role.
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They see Kante as a player who could perform a similar role to the one Claude Makelele used to do to huge effect at the club and the buy-out clause makes him a cheap option.
Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri is keen to keep hold of Kante as he plots the club's defence of the title and also their first appearance in the Champions League.
But he has also been planning for life without the midfielder, with £13.2million Nampalys Mendy on his way from Nice.
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