Emmanuel Petit tells Arsenal to sign Chelsea title winner as a ‘rotation’ option

Emmanuel Petit believes erstwhile Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante would beryllium an fantabulous signing for Arsenal successful the January transportation window.

Kante is presently successful his 2nd play astatine Saudi Pro League broadside Al-Ittihad having near Chelsea erstwhile his declaration expired past year.

The 33-year-old was instrumental successful some Leicester City’s and Chelsea’s Premier League rubric success, portion helium was besides cardinal to France’s World Cup triumph successful 2018.

Kante was a astonishment inclusion successful Didier Deschamps’ France squad for Euro 2024 but was 1 of Les Bleus’ standout performers passim the tournament.

Kante has near the doorway unfastened for a instrumentality to European shot and erstwhile Arsenal and Chelsea midfielder Petit believes helium would beryllium a ‘real asset’ for Mikel Arteta.

‘N’Golo Kante inactive has what it takes to play astatine the highest level, I person a immense respect for him arsenic a player, helium conscionable mightiness not beryllium capable to play arsenic often arsenic helium did,’ Petit told Casino Hawks.

‘He isn’t precisely the aforesaid subordinate arsenic helium was but helium is 33 and inactive has existent quality, his property and his quality and committedness tin beryllium truthful invaluable to a club.

‘He is successful Saudi but could inactive beryllium a existent plus for a squad similar Arsenal and Mikel Arteta, helium would beryllium apical people successful a rotation for Arsenal and it would beryllium a bully determination for him too.

‘In presumption of mentality, helium would springiness 100 per cent for his team-mates, helium brings thing special.’

Meanwhile, Petit has besides criticised the commencement that Raheem Sterling has made astatine Arsenal following his astonishment indebtedness determination from Chelsea successful the summertime window.

‘Raheem Sterling has been 1 of the astir disappointing signings of the summer,’ Petit said.

‘The situation mightiness not person been bully for him astatine Chelsea but helium wasn’t the lone one, it’s not an excuse.

‘Ever since helium near Manchester City, and adjacent earlier that which is wherefore they fto him go, helium hasn’t been bully capable and it’s hard to recognize why.

‘My mentation would beryllium that helium has got truthful overmuch wealth during his vocation that helium is nary longer hungry. He wakes up each greeting without a people to reach.

‘If you privation to amended arsenic a quality being and a footballer past you person to person targets each azygous morning. You request ambition and I don’t deliberation helium has immoderate anymore.’

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