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Al-Ittihad confirm signing of N'Golo Kante with French midfielder leaving Chelsea at the end of the month after seven years at Stamford Bridge

Al-Ittihad have confirmed the signing of N'Golo Kante when he becomes a free agent at the end of his Chelsea deal this month.

Kante has been linked with a move to Saudi Arabia, and now the club have confirmed it with a sequence of social media posts, hailing the French midfielder as the best box-to-box player in the world.

It officially marks the end of Kante's time at Chelsea, having joined the club in 2016 from Leicester City.

He will link up with fellow Frenchman Karim Benzema at the club, after he joined the ranks of top players joining up with the Saudi Pro League, including Cristiano Ronaldo, who plays for rivals Al-Nassr.