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An old friend could be about to return. N’Golo Kanté is a wanted man in east London, desired as part of the Julen Lopetegui revolution at West Ham. Kanté, the boy next door of defensive midfielders, had disappeared from view after leaving Chelsea last year, sucked into that lucrative black hole known as the Saudi Pro League. But a few livewire, cover-every-blade-of-grass performances for France at Euro 2024 have brought the loveable footballing vacuum cleaner back into the mainstream, and a move at the backend of his career would see him join a surprisingly healthy list of Premier League winners who have opted for a sunset runabout with the Hammers. Freddie Ljungberg, Patrice Evra and Samir Nasri – you’ve forgotten about these, haven’t you? – budge up and make some room for N’Golo.
