Chelsea have been told to replace N'Golo Kante with Declan Rice in the summer transfer window. The 31-year-old midfielder faces an increasingly uncertain future at Stamford Bridge, with his contract set to expire at the end of the season.
Kante will be free to begin pre-contract talks with clubs outside of the Premier League in January in order to secure a move upon the end of his Blues deal in June. The west Londoners can choose to extend his stay at Chelsea at any time, subject to the France international's agreement.
But, as it stands, he's set to leave for free in the summer. Kante is yet to play under newly-appointed boss Graham Potter after picking up a hamstring injury against Tottenham in August.
