5 signings who have become fan favourites this season

#4 N’Golo Kante

Kante has been instrumental in Chelsea’s good form

Every football fan and many across the world who don’t even follow football have heard about the remarkable success Leicester City achieved last year. Initially headlined by the performances of Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez, as the season wore on, every player in the squad deservedly earned plaudits as well. But none of the players could have had the impact that N’Golo Kante had.

Leading the league with an all-time record number of tackles in a season and also having the highest interceptions, he was hailed as the backbone of the team. One of football’s most esteemed dignitaries, Sir Alex Ferguson, revealed that Kante is by far the best midfielder in the league. And the best player was eventually sold to Chelsea in the summer for £32 million, a sum that could end up looking significantly small when compared to the amount being thrown at players these days.

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Kante has proven with his performances this year that last season’s incredible campaign was no flash in the pan and he has simply demonstrated his outstanding skills at a higher level of expectation without any fuss.

And in doing so, the summer recruit has earned the love and respect of every Chelsea fan. Even the people who publicly despise him for his apparent disloyalty to Leicester know how good he is. There is no denial that he has a had a big hand in lifting Leicester from the trenches of the league to the top, and he is currently doing the same in London as well.