Former Leicester City striker Gary Lineker believes the potential arrival of N Golo Kante could make the difference for Chelsea in the race for the Premier League title.
The France international joined Leicester from Caen ahead of the 2015-16 campaign and played a key role in the Foxes surprise title win.
He has been heavily linked with a move away from Leicester in recent months, with Real Madrid, Juventus and Chelsea all credited with an interest in signing the 25-year-old.
Recent reports claim Chelsea are sitting in pole position to secure Kante s services and Lineker has little doubt the combative midfielder will become a key figure at Stamford Bridge if the move goes ahead.
Wish Kanté well and thank him dearly. He s the main reason Leicester won the title and will make a massive difference to Chelsea s chances.
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker)
Seems Kante is going to join [Antonio] Conte, which is pretty c***y, the ex-England international tweeted.
Wish Kante well and thank him dearly.
He s the main reason Leicester won the title and will make a massive difference to Chelsea s chances.
Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri revealed on Thursday that the club have offered Kante a new and improved deal in an attempt to keep him at the club, but acknowledged there is a lot of interest in the midfielder and that his future is in his own hands.
The Frenchman is believed to have a £20million release clause in his existing contract.
