Chelsea star N'Golo Kante is set to leave the club this summer on a free transfer upon the expiry of his contract, despite the best efforts of the Blues to keep him. The 32-year-old has spent seven years at Stamford Bridge, having joined from Leicester City in 2016.
The Frenchman has managed to win seven trophies in his time with Chelsea, including a Premier League and a Champions League medal. His importance to the side was clear, but so too was the increasing impact of his injuries and absences for the team over the past two seasons.
Kante managed just 520 minutes of Premier League action this campaign as a mixture of a hamstring injury and a groin problem left him out for months. The season prior he only managed 1,777 minutes, leading then manager Thomas Tuchel to question his availability with some lofty comparisons.
