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N'Golo Kante has denied being told to sack his agent in Paris by a man with a gun in March 2017.

French investigative website Mediapart (h/t Sean Ingle of the Guardian) reported that Kante was confronted by brothers Rachid and Houari Saadna in Rueil-Malmaison, the suburb of Paris where the midfielder was brought up.

Rachid had reportedly acted as an adviser to Kante in his move to Chelsea from Leicester City in 2016, but the Frenchman's main agent, Abdelkarim Douis, had not shared any of the €4.8 million commission with him.



Mediapart said it had a recording in which Rachid hinted his brother had a gun during the exchange, and Houari told Kante: "I give you the choice. You work with a lawyer and you stop working with the other. Listen, I'm not kidding. Either you resolve the problem or I kill Karim Douis, period."

However, in an interview with Mediapart (h/t Ingle), Kante denied the threats but did acknowledge a meeting took place with the Saadna brothers:

"I find your question tendentious. I am a football professional, I do not live in a world of thugs. You take me for an immature person. Know that I am responsible, I make my choices freely and in conscience."

Kante, 28, moved to Chelsea after just a season with Leicester.

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In his sole campaign with the Foxes, he played a key role in their extraordinary 2015-16 Premier League title victory.

It was a season that established him as one of the best midfielders in the world.

Leicester bought Kante from Ligue 1 side Caen for just £5.6 million, but they sold him to Chelsea for £32 million.

He went on to win a second Premier League title with the Blues in 2016-17, and he was also named PFA Player of the Year.