Hi there, welcome back to GoalNiza channel. Quite, simple but always powerful and effective, the
Chelsea midfielder N’golo Kanté is step by step proving himself as one of the best players of the
current French football. Despite his humble height of 5ft6, Kante still makes people around the world
look him up. In today video, we’re gonna give you some facts that may make you love him more.
N’Golo Kante may have signed a five-year contract worth £300,000 per week
to become Chelsea’s highest-paid player, but it almost certainly hasn’t gone to his head.
The lovable Frenchman comes from a low-income family which makes him as humble as ever,
and this is showed in the car he drives. Five years since 2015,
Kante still drove himself to training sessions in a £20,000 Mini Cooper S which he bought when he
arrived at Leicester. He even sometimes run a long way to the pitch when his car was broken. In 2018,
his beloved Copper had a crash, his wing mirror was smashed and and his front wheel arch was
all dented. Interestingly, he fixed those with gaffer tape instead of going to a repair shop.
In 2020, Kante decided to treat himself a brand new £60,000
Mercedes Benz-GLS after his teammates convinced him to change his old car for good.
Who wouldn't want their national football team to dedicate a song to them? The team composed a song
for him, referencing to when Kante "stopped" Messi during France's World Cup victory over Argentina.
We can't all pretend we've never done something like this. And Kante is no different! Willian
and David Luiz, two of Kante's friends, own a restaurant in London. They frequently enjoy
lunch or supper with their friends and teammates. We'll have to bring his paycheck back here since,
despite his large salary, he never refuses a complimentary supper at his friends' restaurant,
Babbo. He always manages to avoid paying for the food there. Willian said, “If you
ask N’Golo, ‘pay’, he does like that… ‘Yeah? I have to pay? Oh no! You and David you’re good,
you have a good heart”. Very very smooth, buddy.
N’golo Kanté is a law-abiding person. He may not have paid at his friends' restaurant,
but he has paid his taxes! He never minces words with them and pays his taxes in full
and on time. Chelsea had frequently offered to pay Kante's taxes through
an offshore account to avoid certain costs and receive lower tax rates, but he refused.
He only wants a normal paycheck and to pay his taxes like the rest of us, and for that,
he deserves a lot of admiration! Kanté’s France team-mate Blaise Matuidi said after hearing this:
“I didn’t really follow this story, but I’m not surprised because it is N’Golo. He’s perfect,
he doesn’t cheat. Just a bit when he plays cards.” Okay, no playing cards with Kante then!
Having helped both Leicester and Chelsea win the Premier League in his first two seasons
in England, Kanté then played a starring role as France won the World Cup in 2018. However,
despite starting every single game at the tournament, Kanté was too shy to ask to hold
the trophy, with Steven N’Zonzi sorting it on his behalf. Asked about the trophy afterwards,
Kanté replied: “It is quite heavy and very shiny.” And that’s all for video today. Which one of these
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