News Britannia: Arsenal to buy Japan star; Kante choice revealed
N’Golo Kante will snub an improved contract offer from Leicester City with Chelsea his preferred option. The France midfielder has been courted by numerous clubs this summer, but is set to reject interest in him from Manchester United, Arsenal, Paris Saint-Germain and Juventus to join the Antonio Conte revolution at Stamford Bridge, according to widespread reports on Saturday. Kante has emerged as one of Chelsea’s top targets after the Blues failed with two bids for Roma’s Radja Nainggolan.
OTHER HEADLINES:
Manchester City are prepared to pay up to £50m to land John Stones and are confident of signing the defender in time for him to return from a post-Euro 2016 break for pre-season training with them (Daily Telegraph)
Tottenham Hotspur’s bid to sign AZ Alkmaar striker Vincent Janssen is being bizarrely held up by the brainchild of ‘Moneyball’ Billy Beane (Daily Telegraph)
Watford have been forced to turn down a £37.5m bid from Shanghai SIPG for Odion Ighalo – because the striker does not want to go to China (Daily Mirror)
Jose Mourinho is set to be officially introduced as Manchester United boss on Tuesday (Daily Mirror)
Antonio Conte has moved to reassure Cesar Azpilicueta and Spanish compatriot Pedro that he wants them both to stay at Chelsea (Daily Mirror)
Mark Hughes is hoping to make Portugal winger Nani his marquee signing at Stoke City this summer (The Sun)
Everton have agreed to sign Belgium midfielder Axel Witsel, 27, from Zenit St Petersburg and will pay the player over £100,000-a-week (Squawka)
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