Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante has insisted he’s happy to listen to any advice Claude Makelele has to offer.
Kante has been akey man in Contes squad since arriving , becoming the first player to win back-to-back titles with different clubs after following up his triumph with Leicester at Chelsea last season.
The 26-year-old was named the PFA Player of the Year as well as FWA Footballer of the Year after flourishing under Antonio Conte for the Premier League champions.
But speaking earlier in the year, former Chelsea and France star Makelele said Kante needs to become more of a leader to be regarded as an ‘exceptional player’.
‘What I like about him is that he’s very generous,’ Makelele, who spent five years at Chelsea and earned 71 France caps, told SFR Sport.
‘He plays with a smile on his face, and that’s an exceptional quality. I really hope he has a better career than mine, but he still needs that leadership.
‘That doesn’t mean be a captain, but to have an aura within the team that when they look at him, they think “We’re going to win” or when he speaks to them, they go “You’re right”.
‘When he has that aura, he’ll be an exceptional player. That’s when he’ll become a regular for France.’
Asked about Makelele’s comments, Kante said to the Premier League: ‘I think it’s good to listen to the advice of this type of player like Makelele, I need to listen and try to give my best.
‘But I cannot say I want to do what everyone wants me to do, but it’s good to listen to the advice of players like him and to the staff and manager at Chelsea.
‘I want to improve and I’m doing my best to improve so I listen and try to do it. If I do it, okay, but [I try] not to put too much pressure on it.’
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