July 13, 201610 yr Anyway... Rob Dorsett just said: I understand #lcfc offered N'Golo Kante new 4yr contract before Euros which he is considering. Reports of £29m deal with #cfc are "nonsense" He's the midlands sky sports bloke and is always hanging around the club. So, it might all be just that "nonsense".
July 13, 201610 yr You guys bought another defensive midfielder for a club record fee just a few weeks ago didn't you? That would tell me that the club is prepared for Kante leaving. We want to strengthen the squad, we just bought Musa to break our transfer record again and that doesn't mean Vardy is going. We're replacing the likes of Kramaric and Inler, the fringe players. We've also got an ITK on our forum who has said if we can get the players in, we'll be playing a 4-3-3 this season. With the midfield three being Mendy, Kante and Drinkwater. With Musa, Vardy and Mahrez the front 3. The club without question want both, if Kante goes we'd buy another.
July 13, 201610 yr I'm surprised you're not looking to bring in a right-back to be honest. As good as he was last season (greatly to my surprise) Simpson is surely the weakest link in your first XI. Also where does Okazaki fit into a 4-3-3?
July 13, 201610 yr We want to strengthen the squad, we just bought Musa to break our transfer record again and that doesn't mean Vardy is going. We're replacing the likes of Kramaric and Inler, the fringe players. We've also got an ITK on our forum who has said if we can get the players in, we'll be playing a 4-3-3 this season. With the midfield three being Mendy, Kante and Drinkwater. With Musa, Vardy and Mahrez the front 3. The club without question want both, if Kante goes we'd buy another. A midfield three of mendy, kante and drink water would be dreadful in terms of creativity. Ranieri isn't an amateur, he knows this.
July 13, 201610 yr We want to strengthen the squad, we just bought Musa to break our transfer record again and that doesn't mean Vardy is going. We're replacing the likes of Kramaric and Inler, the fringe players. We've also got an ITK on our forum who has said if we can get the players in, we'll be playing a 4-3-3 this season. With the midfield three being Mendy, Kante and Drinkwater. With Musa, Vardy and Mahrez the front 3. The club without question want both, if Kante goes we'd buy another. If someone claims they are 'ITK', then they certainly are not ITK.
July 13, 201610 yr I'm surprised you're not looking to bring in a right-back to be honest. As good as he was last season (greatly to my surprise) Simpson is surely the weakest link in your first XI. Also where does Okazaki fit into a 4-3-3? We've been linked with a few right backs, we've brought in a guy from Sport Gijon who can play right back and centre back as well. Think we must have watched him against Athletico as Simeone is quoted as say "he's the best defender we've faced this season". Okazaki along with Simpson would be the first two people we'd look to replace. I can see him becoming a fringe player. We're rumoured to be after Luan from Gremio for £20m, so that's another attacker to put him down the pecking order.
July 13, 201610 yr A midfield three of mendy, kante and drink water would be dreadful in terms of creativity. Ranieri isn't an amateur, he knows this. The majority of our creativity has always come from the wide men and the players in the middle gettting the ball wide and forward quickly. From the front 6 Okazaki and Kante were defensive types with Vardy, Albrighton, Mahrez and Drinkwater more creative. The new formation would see the defensive players becomes Kante and Mendy, with Drinkwater, and the front 3 the creativity. I don't know why the press painted Drinkwater as being a DM around the time of the England squad selection, he's our creative midfielder. Mendy and Kante are quite different as well, Mendy is much more of a ball player. Watched a lot of his videos recently and he loves pinging diagonals into space for quick runners (would suit us down to the ground). Kante more the disrupter and ball carrier who is back to front all day long.
July 13, 201610 yr If someone claims they are 'ITK', then they certainly are not ITK. They didn't claim they were, they have just given consistently correct information.
July 13, 201610 yr They didn't claim they were, they have just given consistently correct information. If journalists who get paid money to find things out don't know about things i highly doubt someone on social media or a forum leaking info for free is that reliable.
July 13, 201610 yr Anyway... Rob Dorsett just said: I understand #lcfc offered N'Golo Kante new 4yr contract before Euros which he is considering. Reports of £29m deal with #cfc are "nonsense" He's the midlands sky sports bloke and is always hanging around the club. So, it might all be just that "nonsense". Is he the same one who said Zieler deal was nowhere near done, literally after his club confirmed he was joining Leicester
July 13, 201610 yr FWIW, Le Parisien do not post tabloid heavy stuff. They dont report sensational news and gossip. They're arguably one of the most reputable papers based in France. People will say how would a French paper know whats going on between 2 English clubs. A Paris based paper, a Paris born player, arguably French reps? Easy enough to get an inside scoop I am also pretty sure way back in like May Le Parisien reported Kante wanted to come here, or we were his preference Edited July 13, 201610 yr by RickUK
July 13, 201610 yr Crap song but it's called N'Golo Kante. Not sure if it has anything with the footballer.
July 13, 201610 yr Kanté is expected to sign a 5-year-deal with Chelsea, and complete his medical and personal terms this week. #CFC #LCFC
July 13, 201610 yr Kanté is expected to sign a 5-year-deal with Chelsea, and complete his medical and personal terms this week. #CFC #LCFC Where's that from?
July 13, 201610 yr Twitter...unfortunately. No link to source. It does sound like something is happening though.
July 13, 201610 yr Twitter...unfortunately. No link to source. It does sound like something is happening though. Ahh Does it? I haven't seen much myself, latest I've seen is that Leicester have offered him a new contract.
July 13, 201610 yr Hope we get this one done €35m would be a bargain for one of the best players in England last year, especially when when teams like Watford are turning down £20m for Deeney! I've still got a few concerns about whether his technique and passing are good enough to play in a possession based side, but if he can get through as much of the dirty work as he did last year, and keep it simple, he will be a key player for us, and will hopefully let the likes of hazard and fabregas thrive. If we sign kante and a centre back I think we will be able to have a push for the title. Maybe we may see jt have one last big season with the reduced number of games, and quality cover in front of him in the form of kante.
July 13, 201610 yr If journalists who get paid money to find things out don't know about things i highly doubt someone on social media or a forum leaking info for free is that reliable. They work down at the training ground from what we can tell. I'm not one that falls for the usual ITK bullsh*t, but the guy has a decent track record with news from the club.
July 13, 201610 yr Is he the same one who said Zieler deal was nowhere near done, literally after his club confirmed he was joining Leicester Don't think that was the case, Hannover announced deal their end but stuff still needed sorting with the player. He wasn't announced for about 5 days after Hannover said a deal had been struck.
July 13, 201610 yr http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/leicester-city-transfer-news-chelsea-have-not-agreed-29m-fee-for-n-golo-kante/story-29507434-detail/story.html Plainly obvious they have seen Rob Dorsett's tweet and created a story.
July 13, 201610 yr Hope we get this one done €35m would be a bargain for one of the best players in England last year, especially when when teams like Watford are turning down £20m for Deeney! I've still got a few concerns about whether his technique and passing are good enough to play in a possession based side, but if he can get through as much of the dirty work as he did last year, and keep it simple, he will be a key player for us, and will hopefully let the likes of hazard and fabregas thrive. If we sign kante and a centre back I think we will be able to have a push for the title. Maybe we may see jt have one last big season with the reduced number of games, and quality cover in front of him in the form of kante. I'm backing JT to play every single game
July 13, 201610 yr I'm backing JT to play every single game Yeah I can see that too. If zouma can get back for the start of the season, do we really need to spend big on another centre back when we have christiansen to come in as well next year.
July 13, 201610 yr Hope we get this one done €35m would be a bargain for one of the best players in England last year, especially when when teams like Watford are turning down £20m for Deeney! I've still got a few concerns about whether his technique and passing are good enough to play in a possession based side, but if he can get through as much of the dirty work as he did last year, and keep it simple, he will be a key player for us, and will hopefully let the likes of hazard and fabregas thrive. If we sign kante and a centre back I think we will be able to have a push for the title. Maybe we may see jt have one last big season with the reduced number of games, and quality cover in front of him in the form of kante. His passing is absolutely fine, people make it sound like he's playing in clogs. Yes he'll have some go astray, but that's because he plays at a high tempo and plays very quickly, rather than him not being able to kick it in a straight line.
July 13, 201610 yr http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/leicester-city-transfer-news-chelsea-have-not-agreed-29m-fee-for-n-golo-kante/story-29507434-detail/story.html Plainly obvious they have seen Rob Dorsett's tweet and created a story. Correct. If the story is from Rob Tanner (he covers Leicester), then it might have come from the club. Anyone else and they are just repeating stuff.
July 13, 201610 yr Correct. If the story is from Rob Tanner (he covers Leicester), then it might have come from the club. Anyone else and they are just repeating stuff. Rob Tanner write for the Mercury too? So the Mercury have never been the most reliable with Leicester anyway have they (depending on writer? You'd think theyd be pretty spot on every time given theyre local Edited July 13, 201610 yr by RickUK
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