Former Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante has been officially confirmed as the new owner of Belgian third-tier club Royal Excelsior Virton.
Kante and his associates have reached an agreement to take control of the team, which recently suffered relegation to the third division of Belgian football.
Flavio Becca, the departing owner, has relieved the club of all its debt, paving the way for Kante to take charge.
The club, in an official statement, said, “Driven by his passion for football, the will of N’Golo Kante is to continue the structuring of the club in order to consolidate its foundations, stabilize the staff and eventually reconnect with the tradition of training RE Virton, via its Youth Academy.
“The club aims to establish its local roots in order to become a driving force in football in Gaume and in the province of Luxembourg.
“Like N’Golo Kante, work, generosity and humility will carry the ambitions of RE Virton for the coming years. With the desire to carry high the colors of Gaume, the province and Wallonia, N’Golo Kante invites all the living forces of the territory to join a project which wants to be unifying and worthy of the supporters of Excelsior. All together, always higher.”
The French World Cup winner earlier this month parted ways with Chelsea after seven years and made a move to Al-Ittihad, the reigning champions of Saudi Arabia.
Reports suggest that his new deal is worth a staggering 10 times more than the contract he was offered by his former Premier League club.
