Chelsea want to make N’Golo Kante the club’s highest earner to ward off any interest from French champions Paris Saint-Germain.
The Times reports that the Blues are ready to offer the French midfielder a mouthwatering £290,000-a-week deal in an attempt to secure his long-term future at Stamford Bridge.
A new five-year deal would see the former Leicester midfielder go way beyond the £220,000 taken home by Eden Hazard each week.
Paris Saint-Germain are said to be heavily interested in a deal following Kante’s impressive showing for his country at the World Cup in Russia.
Kylian Mbappe has joked that he has been trying to convince the player to swap London for Paris.
The Ligue 1 side may have been hoping to pounce on Chelsea’s lack of Champions League football, but the Blues appear confident that he will stay at the club beyond the summer transfer window.
