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N'Golo Kanté joins Fenerbahce from Al Ittihad
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N'Golo Kanté joins Fenerbahce from Al Ittihad

Fenerbahce have completed the signing of former Leicester and Chelsea midfielder N'Golo Kanté.

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Fenerbahce have confirmed the signing of former Leicester and Chelsea midfielder N'Golo Kanté . The France international looked to be staying put at Al Ittihad after talks stalled on Tuesday, Fenerbahce blaming the  Saudi Pro League  club for collapsing the deal. According to the Turkish side, Al Ittihad failed to comply with FIFA regulations for registering transfers. - Karim Benzema joins Al Hilal after delay - Sources: Cristiano Ronaldo dispute with PIF behind Al Nassr absence - Cristiano Ronaldo goal tracker: Road to 1,000 career goals However, Al Ittihad later posted a farewell message to Kanté on X, saying they had agreed to sell the remaining period of his contract. Kanté, 34, returns to European football after joining the Saudi Pro League in 2023. He won back-to-back  Premier League titles with Leicester and Chelsea in 2016 and 2017, while he also won a Champions League w

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