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Chelsea sign Kante from Leicester
Chelsea have signed Leicester City midfielder N’Golo Kante on a five-year deal for a fee believed to be in the region of £30m.
The defensive midfielder joined from Caen last summer for £6m and went on to make 40 appearances in Leicester’s Premier League-winning campaign.
Kante, 25, was part of the France squad that reached the final of Euro 2016.
“I am so happy to have signed for one of the biggest clubs in Europe. It’s a dream come true for me,” he said.
Halep storms to Bucharest Open victory
Top-seeded Simona Halep didn’t lose a game en route to her second Bucharest Open title yesterday, smashing seventh-seeded Anastasija Sevastova of Latvia 6-0, 6-0.
Halep had struggled in the semifinal against Vania King of the United States, needing more than two hours to dispatch the American 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-3.
Heading into yesterday’s final, Sevastova held a 3-1 edge in matches against the No. 5-ranked Romanian player. Halep won the inaugural Bucharest event in 2014 but didn’t play in the tournament last year.