10 players who have had their breakthrough season in 2015/16

#4 N’golo Kante – Leicester City

N’golo Kante’s performances in midfield have been crucial for Leicester City’s astonishing form this season

Kante has been absolutely superb this season and he along with Vardy and Mahrez is one of the main reasons for Leicester City’s Premier League challenge. Playing in midfield, Kante's all-action displays for Leicester have been key for his side's high-intensity style of play.

Signed for €8 million from French side SM Caen, he has proved to be one of the bargain buys of the summer. His impressive displays this season earned him his first national cap as he made his debut for the France national team against the Netherlands in the recently held international friendly.

Kante is so valued by his manager that Ranieri compared him to one of the best midfield enforcers to ever play the game, Claudio Makelele:

"I think Kanté can achieve this position. He is a good midfielder, a very good midfielder. He is quiet but he can improve a lot because he can play as a central midfielder like when I had Makelele.

“Kante is the soul of this Leicester team.”

Although he has been compared to Makelele, Kante’s idol is Lassana Diarra.