A bit of blue for the dads.
Chelsea are on the verge of one of the most significant signings of the summer. N'Golo Kanté is heading to Stamford Bridge in a deal worth just over £30m - and the Blues are getting one of the best midfielders of his kind in Europe for their money.
Leicester City are loathed to let him go, but credit to them, they weren't going to stand in his way once he made it clear that he sought a fresh challenge elsewhere. He will always be remembered as a legend in the East Midlands for what he achieved whilst he was there.
As the Foxes' most famous supporter, Gary Lineker was keen to express his gratitude to the Frenchman for all his efforts in securing them the Premier League title last season. It was a very gracious and heartfelt sentiment...
https://twitter.com/GaryLineker/status/754020036319346688
But that was after Lineker had used some very salty language indeed - and all for the sake of a pun. His initial response to Kante linking up with Antonio Conte at Chelsea was a play on words that would make Caligula blush...
https://twitter.com/GaryLineker/status/754018012894748674
It came as quite a shock to most of his near 5 million followers. Such was the surprise that many even forgot to use the prerequisite 'shat' in their responses. But like naughty school children hearing a teacher swear for the first time, most revelled in the mucky mirth-making...
https://twitter.com/Noonatron/status/754026079174725633
https://twitter.com/Bekijo1/status/754018346497142784
https://twitter.com/AJess/status/754018559446093824
https://twitter.com/lawsonhiggins/status/754018970353762304
https://twitter.com/Lil_Magician10/status/754026861517271040
https://twitter.com/nino_ulvi/status/754020163612213248
https://twitter.com/legsidelizzy/status/754020536724971520
https://twitter.com/shekeenbake/status/754022052156276736
https://twitter.com/swedenilson/status/754020117927829504
https://twitter.com/OfficialOre/status/754019036149719044
