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Leicester midfielder Wilfred Ndidi wants to be his own man: 'I have never put myself in N'Golo Kante's shoes'

Wilfred Ndidi has shrugged off comparisons to N'Golo Kante, the man he replaced at Leicester.

Ndidi arrived at the King Power Stadium in a £17million deal from Genk in the summer to fill the void left by Kante's departure to Chelsea.

He has become an important member of a Foxes side which has steadily moved away from the Premier League relegation zone under Craig Shakespeare following the sacking of Claudio Ranieri, but the Nigerian doesn't want to be labelled 'the next Kante'.

Wilfred Ndidi has become an important member of the Leicester midfielder this season
Wilfred Ndidi has become an important member of the Leicester midfielder this season

'I have never put myself in Kante's shoes,' Ndidi told Goal.