Aston Villa’s Boubacar Kamara has called Chelsea and France star N’Golo Kante a ‘legend’ and someone who is ‘complete’ as a player.
From Leicester City to Chelsea, N’Golo Kante’s career has been out of this world from the great Premier League title win at the King Power Stadium to winning the 2018 World Cup.
If Boubacar Kamara, at 23, wants a player to look up to, then Kante is the guy and someone who could argue that he has been the best defensive-minded midfielder in Premier League history.
Injuries have caught up with the 32-year-old during these past 18 months, but if he can get back fully fit, then he is an asset to any of the top teams.
Come the summer, he will be out-of-contract at Stamford Bridge, with Mikel Arteta’s title-chasing Arsenal expressing an interest in the player.
Either way, Kante is someone that is very highly regarded and Kamara gave his fellow countryman his flowers, as he told the Premier League.
“He’s a legend,” said Kamara. “He has won it all. I was training with him in the national team. He loses the ball, he recovers the ball, and he can pass, finish and defend. He is complete.”
KANTE ONE OF THE PREMIER LEAGUE’S GREATS
When Kante hangs up his boots, it will be interesting to see where he ranks amongst the Premier League greats.
Patrick Vieira and Roy Keane are regarded as two of the best in the position he played – very different players to Kante – but it will be interesting if he is rated above them when he retires.
In terms of his performances and what he has won, there’s no reason why he can’t be in the conversation.
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