It is hard to believe now, but N'Golo Kante was once not wanted and not good enough.

Typically, that was the self-assessment of the humble, reluctant hero now helping power Chelsea towards glory and heading for a piece of Premier League history.


Six more wins will guarantee Chelsea the title and Kante, 26, a place in the record books as the first outfield player to win back-to-back Premier League's with two different clubs.

It is a potential success Kante could never have imagined just two years ago when he was at French strugglers Caen, never mind during his teens.

“When I was young, between 13 to 18, I tried to get into professional academies like Rennes, Lorient, Sochaux maybe four or five different ones,” he said.
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