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Jamie Redknapp: This Chelsea star is my player of 2016
JAMIE REDKNAPP has named Chelsea midfielder N'Golo Kante as his player of 2016.
Trevor Sinclair speaks highly of Chelsea's N'Golo Kante
Kante starred for Leicester last season, helping the Foxes win their first ever league title.
The Frenchman moved to Chelsea in a £32million deal during the summer, and has since been pivotal to the Blues' rise to the top of the Premier League.
Jamie Redknapp has named Chelsea star N'Golo Kante as his player of the year
You can see the impact he is now having at Chelsea - he has had some 2016
And Redknapp believes the midfielder's efforts for both Leicester and Chelsea make him the best player of 2016.
"It is quite an easy one this - N'Golo Kante - his performances at Leicester last season were just phenomenal," Redknapp told Sky Sports.
N'Golo Kante was pivotal in Leicester's title win
"I have never seen a player cover so much ground and work so hard for his team, never waste a ball, and play with so much energy.
"You can see the impact he is now having at Chelsea - he has had some 2016.
"He did not cost that much money either, but what a player. A superstar."
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