He stated that he has always felt deeply connected to Mali, and the 33-year-old soccer player was even named after Mali’s emperor, Ngolo Diarra. According to Business Day, Kante earns around $25 ...

Droves of players have gone to the Middle East to take up lucrative contracts without the pressure of European soccer. That includes Kante, who signed with Al-Ittihad on a four-year deal last summer.

It certainly pays to be good at football, but who are the highest-paid players in the world ... boost to his weekly pay packet. N'Golo Kante was tempted to Saudi Arabia on a two-year contract ...

At 33 and playing outside of Europe, N'Golo Kante has stamped himself not only as France's most influential player at the Euros ... reached the nicest man in football. "Last year at Chelsea ...