Chelsea have rejected a bid from Inter Milan for N’Golo Kante in recent days, according to reports in the English media.
It is believed the offer included Croatian international Marcelo Brozovic as part of the transfer but the Blues would not be interested in selling the Frenchman in a part-exchange deal. It has prompted a debate on Twitter among fans about whether the London club should decide to cash in on the midfielder:
DO NOT ACCEPT ANY BID.
DO NOT ACCEPT ANY BID.
DO NOT ACCEPT ANY BID.
DO NOT ACCEPT ANY BID.
DO NOT ACCEPT ANY BID.
DO NOT ACCEPT ANY BID.
DO NOT ACCEPT ANY BID.
DO NOT ACCEPT ANY BID.
DO NOT ACCEPT ANY BID.— Feel Chelsea (@FeelChels) September 10, 2020
Its not 2017 g, if we get 70mil. I’d accept in a heartbeat
— ☔ (@CFCSaadiq) September 10, 2020
Wow, so many reports from Chelsea camp. It could actually happen.
— CFC Fan (@CFC____Fan) September 10, 2020
Frank loves kante , we love kante. Inter can shove their offers where the sun doesn’t shine
— Franksyoungera (@Franksyoungera) September 10, 2020
Chelsea should sign camavinga if kante goes
— DBo (@officialbling) September 10, 2020
All the best to them. Kante is staying
— OYINKANSOLA (@mbijaiya) September 10, 2020
€222m or NO DEAL
— Enzo d’ Boogeyman (@mr_enzo01) September 11, 2020
For the right price Chelsea will let him go because of a certain Declan Rice.
— SAM (@SamuelFoli5) September 10, 2020
Swear I saw a few weeks ago that Kante didn’t want to leave and Chelsea didn’t want to sell
— kylepadan (@kylepadan1) September 10, 2020
Kante has certainly had his fair share of injury problems over the past 15 months, and that may well play a part in any decision to offload the 29-year-old if an acceptable offer is made.
Chelsea will need additional funds to finance a bid for West Ham’s Declan Rice and, while Kante is still an excellent player, some fans may not see him as indispensable as they once did in the past. Manager Frank Lampard could have a big decision to make.