N'Golo Kante 'in talks with former Man United manager over shock return to Europe'... with World Cup winner 'willing to take a pay cut' to seal move

N'Golo Kante has entered talks with a erstwhile Manchester United manager implicit a imaginable instrumentality to Europe this summer, according to reports.

The ex-Leicester and Chelsea star, who near the Premier League for Al-Ittihad successful the summertime of 2023, is reportedly keen to permission the nine astatine the extremity of the play aft 2 campaigns successful the Saudi Pro League.

Kante, who won the World Cup with France successful 2018 and is inactive an progressive subordinate of Didier Deschamps' squad, could beryllium acceptable for a daze instrumentality to Europe aft entering talks with erstwhile Red Devils manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

The Besiktas boss, who took implicit the Turkish nine successful January 4 years aft his sack from Old Trafford, has identified Kante arsenic a cardinal transfer target up of the summertime and already entered discussions with the player, according to Turkish outlet Yeni Asir.

Besiktas, who triumphed 2-1 implicit fierce Turkish rivals Galatasaray connected Saturday, are expected to motorboat a bid for the 34-year-old midfielder astatine the extremity of the season, with Solskjaer having already outlined his tendency to motion him to the club's hierarchy.

Kante was wide regarded arsenic 1 of the champion midfielders successful the Premier League during Solskjaer's reign arsenic Manchester United manager betwixt 2018 and 2021, winning the some the Europa League (2018-19) and Champions League (2020-21) with Chelsea during that period.

The Frenchman, who besides won the Premier League, FA Cup and Club World Cup with the Blues during his clip astatine Stamford Bridge, was a important crushed down Leicester City's daze rubric Premier League triumph backmost successful 2016.

The Turkish paper claims Kante, who has chalked up 64 caps for France truthful acold successful his career, is funny successful a determination to Besiktas and volition adjacent instrumentality a wage chopped connected his wage successful an effort to instrumentality to Europe.

Ahead of the January transportation window, it was claimed by The Guardian that West Ham were keen connected signing the seasoned midfielder. 

The paper reported that the Hammers were prepared to activate Kante's £21million merchandise clause astatine Al-Ittihad, but the Saudi Pro League nine were keen to support the Frenchman astatine slightest until the summer.