Since Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital has taken over ChelseaThere are a lot of investments in all the areas of the team, and significant funds are awarded to the area of the midfielder.
Deprived Enzo Fernández,, Moises Caicedo and Roméo Lavia They were all signed by around £ 250 million because ownership seemed to replace the aging of the middle trio Jorginha, Mateo Kovacic and N’Golo Kante.
But despite the fact that hundreds of millions spent on signing in the middle, it could be one of their other investments that prove themselves to be a heir to Kante’s throne, and the blues could really with him this season.
Time N’Golo Kanteo in Chelsea
The buckets left the club in the summer window in 2023, with a contract expired, so that the Frenchman allowed him to go free.
This may not have been a colossal blow at the time given his age, but it was still Stamford Bridge’s stock. 33-year-old Made 269 appearances for Chelsea in his seven years at the clubscoring 13 goals, providing 16 assists and a total of 20,742 minutes played.
Through his time at the club,The Great French man once won the Premier LeagueUEFA Champions League Once, FIFA World Cup, Once, UEFA Super Cup, Once UEFA Europa League and once FA Cup.
His ability to cover the terrain, winning the duels and the protection of the team in transition were special features that made him one of the best midfielders in world football, and the blues could have his next character similar to Kante in the workmanship.
Chelsea’s New Kante
Chelsea signed a particular Andrey Santos from Vasco da Gamma for About £ 13 million in the window since January 2023.Before he borrowed it in Brazil for the rest of the 2022/23 season. Since then, he has only gone out of power to power.
The Brazilian was taken on a pre -season tour in 2023/24, before borrowed in Nottingham Forest, where he only made two appearances.
Due to the lack of time to play in Forest, Santos was withdrawn from the loan in January 2024 and sent to Strasbourg (Chelsea’s Sestrin Club) where he played the other half of the campaign.
Chelsea decided that another loan move in the 2024/25 season would be the best route for Santos and its development, so he spent a year in Ligue 1 again, where he was simply phenomenal.
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Comparison Santos Vs Kante |
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Statistics (90 min) |
Santos (24/25) |
Bins (20/21) |
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Goals + assists |
0.49 |
0.10 |
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Progressive carries |
1.02 |
1.95 |
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Progressive passage |
4.87 |
5.31 |
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Passes try |
48.6 |
61.7 |
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Pass the end % |
87.2% |
85.8% |
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Key passes |
0.91 |
0.97 |
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Passes into the last third |
3.96 |
3.99 |
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Accessories |
3.74 |
2,80 |
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Interceptions |
0.92 |
2.37 |
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Ball |
6.42 |
8.40 |
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Statistics taken from Fref |
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When they compared the basic metric metrics this season with the UCL winning season of Kante, you can see how closely ranked in certain measuring data, they both like to get stuck in the return of the ball for their team, contributing to progressive passages, and even even adding additional results from the middle areas.
The 20-year-old Strasbourg manager, Liam Rosenior, led the lyric about the Brazilian midfielder, stating that he was set up for “magnificent“Career, who has been playing for years more than his age, citing”Andrey plays as if he is 32 years old‘
This is certainly seen in statistics. Box for the box, Santos has Made 21 appearances for Strasbourg so far this seasonAchieving eight goals and a three assistance. In the meantime, only three players in the best five leagues in Europe have this term Won more fights than Brazilians (47).
His versatile quality, leadership – which even showed the captain of French clothes at just 20 years – and the strength could make him Chelsea’s next bucket.
