Chelsea ready to sell N’Golo Kante to raise funds for Kai Havertz

SunSports report the Bayer Leverkusen player is ready to leave his present club with the Stamford Bridge outfit leading the chase for the enterprising midfielder.

However, Chelsea will have to meet his £90m valuation before his German club gives him the green light to move to West London.

Los Blancos, on the other hand, have been long-time admirers of the 2018 World Cup-winning Frenchman and Lampard may allow Zinedine Zidane to unite with his compatriot.

Kante could therefore move to the Santiago Bernabeu in a deal in the region of £70m and this could help Lampard raise the money needed for his target this summer.

N’golo Kante: Chelsea boss Lampard ready to let Frenchman go for Havertz to come in this summer – credit: Getty Images
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The Frenchman is one of the few players to have won the Premier League back-to-back with two different clubs and was voted player of the season.

He has been deployed both in the defensive and offensive midfield roles – showing his versatility on the pitch.

With the emergence of Billy Gilmour, the return to form of Ross Barkley and the presence of Mason Mount and Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Lampard may let the Frenchman go.

Havertz scored 17 goals and has nine assists across competitions for Leverkusen, with his contract with the German side set to expire in 2022.

And if the Blues seal Champions League qualification they are confident a deal will go through, especially with German colleagues Antonio Rudiger and Werner already at Stamford Bridge.