N'Golo Kante

“To win the World Cup in our colours was beyond my dreams and something I will never, ever forget.”

“Sometimes I can help the team to score, to make the last pass or to get more chances and try to score. Maybe I can do this more often.”

“Among the clubs that most wanted to recruit me were Marseille and Leicester.”

“For two or three years I played on the wing, when I went to Boulogne in 2011, I started playing in the middle as a central midfielder.”

“The professional world makes a lot of young amateurs dream, and to go from one to the other can inspire others, like me, when I heard stories of Didier Drogba and Adil Rami, who went from being amateurs to becoming pros.”

“My team-mates at Chelsea have told me about the 'Kante-facts.' It is just a bit of fun. I obviously do not cover 30 per cent of the surface of the earth.”

“I chose Chelsea because I spoke with the manager here and when I did that, I felt the capacity of the manager and that is why I made my decision. And of course I like Premier League football and that is why I decided to stay in the Premier League.”

“We are lucky to be playing football for a living. For me, this is what I have always wanted to do.”

“It is my club, I am a Chelsea player.”

“It is true that I receive a lot of praise and that is flattering. But I try not to let it affect me.”

“There are millions of ­people out there, who every day want to get the opportunity to do the work we are doing and it's a short career. That is why I give it my all at every given opportunity.”

“I made the right choice to come to Chelsea.”

“I try to speak with my team-mates a lot because I need them everyday.”

“I play football and I want to be considered as a footballer.”

“I give my best for my team-mates. At Leicester it was like that and everyone was focused for the title and we did it. Here at Chelsea it's the same.”

“I am how I am. I cannot explain it well, but I don't feel the nicest person, on the football pitch or in life, I'm just myself.”

“I came to Chelsea to work, to keep learning and to keep improving.”

“When we have to defend, I just try to recover the ball for the team because it's important, but I always try to go forward when we have the ball.”

“I play with team-mates and when the team is good you have a good result.”

“It was amazing to have Mourinho call me, even though I'd been warned before how he would appeal to me. I listened to his arguments about why I should move to United. But at that time I was hesitant between staying at Leicester or leaving for Chelsea.”