He is the first man since Eric Cantona to win back-to-back top-flight titles in England with different clubs, the recipient of English football's most treasured individual awards and Frank Lampard recently described him as the world's best midfielder.
For N'Golo Kante, the compliments keep coming. He has already been recognised by his peers as the PFA Player of the Year and last week he received the equivalent prize from the Football Writers' Association.
Kante is only the sixth central midfielder to win the PFA prize, joining Steven Gerrard, Roy Keane, Peter Reid, John Wark and Terry McDermott in the 43-year roll of honour.