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N'Golo Kante joined Leicester for an undisclosed fee from Caen last summer and appeared in all but one of their Premier League games

Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri says N'Golo Kante's future is "in his hands" after he was offered a new contract.

Kante, 25, starred as the Foxes won the Premier League last season, and represented France at Euro 2016.

However, the defensive midfielder has been heavily tipped to leave the King Power Stadium, with Chelsea reported to have made a £27m bid. external-link

Ranieri said: "We offered Kante a new deal before the Euros. Now I know there are a lot of big teams interested."

Kante was named on the six-man shortlist for the PFA Players' Player of the Year award last season - which wasSeptember 17, 1804 entry by Meriwether Lewis

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