As one of the players who joined Saudi Arabia to "make money", although Kante left European football, his strength did not seem to have declined significantly, especially in the European Cup, which attracted the attention of many European clubs. West Ham United in the Premier League and Barcelona in La Liga are all eyeing N'Golo Kante's contract in the hope of signing the European Championship midfielder on loan or a buyout this summer. However, Kante's salary in the Saudi league is beyond the reach of any club in Europe at the moment.
N'Golo Kante, who joined Jeddah United, has two years left on his contract with the club, having scored two goals and provided five assists in the league last season. During his time in the Saudi league, Kante's defensive attributes were greatly underestimated, and because the intensity of the game was not very high, Kante's defense did not need to be as involved as he was during his time in Europe, which also made many people ignore Kante's role. But during the European Championship, Kante's performance in France once again showed fans and the club the strength of the once "best defensive midfielder in the world".
According to Daily Sport, Barcelona are in contact with N'Golo Kante's team and have also communicated with Jeddah United to discuss the possibility of bringing him on loan. If the loan signing of N'Golo Kante is successful, Barcelona's midfield defense will undoubtedly improve dramatically, and the team now has room to continue to strengthen in the midfield position, and Kante is also one of the ideal targets. Barcelona had contact with N'Golo Kante during his time in Europe, but the two sides did not reach an agreement and N'Golo Kante failed to join Barca.
However, the success rate of Barcelona's loan plan for N'Golo Kante is not very high, and Barca do not have enough salary space to pay Kante's salary. Judging from the current news, Kante's salary in Saudi Arabia is close to 100 million euros, which is one of the highest-paid players in the entire Saudi league, which is an astronomical amount that Barcelona cannot afford. It is reported that Barcelona hoped that Kante could reduce his salary to join, but the player refused Barcelona's request, and he was still very happy in Saudi Arabia and had no plans to leave the team.
The 33-year-old N'Golo Kante is still one of Europe's top midfielders, but it is not for Barcelona to complete the signing, and their main targets this summer are still Nico Williams or even Olmo, and there are only a limited number of players who can strengthen in the midfield position. However, it is also important to note that if Barcelona focus on attack, perhaps new problems will arise in the midfield next season, which will certainly have an impact on their challenge to Real Madrid. With just over a month to go until the end of the transfer window, Barcelona still have the opportunity to look for other targets.