N'Golo Kante capped off his fairytale Premier League career to date by lifting the PFA Player of the Year award on Sunday.

The France international has taken English football by storm since leaving French outfit Caen for Leicester City in 2015, where he went on to create history with the Foxes by winning the league in his first season at the club.

And now the 26-year-old is on the brink of winning his second Premier League title, in his second season in English football - this time with Chelsea, as they look to resist Tottenham's attempts to sabotage what's been a great season for the Blues.

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Kante has been instrumental in helping to guide Antonio Conte's side to the top of the league and into the FA Cup final, during the Italian's first season in charge, and the Paris-born midfielder's form has clearly not gone unnoticed.

The Blues midfielder's tireless work rate, ability to help out defensively and link-up play in attack, has made him an invaluable asset for a Chelsea side that has turned last season's disaster campaign on the head by being clear frontrunners for the title.

Kante won the admiration from football fans right across the country last season for his heroics with Leicester, and the fact his Foxes career was cut short to make a switch to Stamford Bridge after a single season proved that even the biggest club's appreciated his dedication and commitment to work for the team and not himself.

Conte seeking further improvement

His newly-won Player of the Year award will help the Frenchman to realise how far he has come in such a short space of time, but Conte is keen for his summer signing to continue to improve - and in one area in particular.

“He’s a silent leader,” Conte said, per the Mirror. “N’Golo is young so he can improve in this aspect. When you arrive in a great team like Chelsea it’s very difficult to try to speak and lead.

Kante a silent leader

“I think he’s a silent leader, and a leader on the pitch by ­example. He’s not the type of player who likes to speak out. He’s not John Terry in terms of his personality. He's different."

Terry, who will leave Chelsea in the summer, is the type of character Conte will be hoping Kante can become going into next season, but based on the midfielder's current contributions to the Blues side, the Italian will have no complaints.