N’Golo Kante, the previous Chelsea midfielder, has acquired possession of Belgian third division membership Royal Excelsior Virton.

The switch of possession will probably be formally accomplished on July 1, with present proprietor Flavio Becca handing over the membership to Kante. Royal Excelsior Virton confirmed the information by an announcement on their official web site, emphasizing their shared ambitions and the need to raise the membership to new heights.

The membership has confirmed the transfer in an announcement on the membership’s official web site beneath the slogans ‘Collectively, aways larger’ and ‘Small city, large desires.’

Underneath Becca’s possession since 2018, the membership has skilled success, reaching promotion to the second division for the primary time in its historical past. Though they narrowly missed out on promotion to the highest division within the subsequent season, ending as runners-up, the membership confronted relegation from the second division within the 2022-23 season.

Nevertheless, Royal Excelsior Virton is in a financially secure place with no excellent money owed and plans to nominate a brand new board of administrators quickly.

The membership assertion expressed Becca’s enthusiasm for handing over possession to Kante, signaling a brand new chapter for Royal Excelsior Virton beneath the possession of the esteemed French footballer.

“Flavio is clearly extraordinarily completely satisfied to have the ability to hand over the keys of the membership to N’Golo Kanté, a high-class participant, not just for his footballing qualities but in addition and above all for his unanimously acknowledged human qualities.”

The World Cup-winning French midfielder lately ended his seven-year-long relationship with Chelsea to affix Saudi Arabian membership Al-Ittihad the place he’ll play alongside compatriot Karim Benzema.