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Kante move spells end of Leicester's challenge, says Lineker

Gary Lineker believes N'Golo Kante was so central to Leicester City's Premier League title win that there will be no repeat without him.

N'Golo Kante's move to Chelsea will play a crucial role in Leicester City failing to retain their Premier League crown, according to former player Gary Lineker.

The France international was one of the stars of Claudio Ranieri's side that claimed a shock title win last season, having joined from Caen at the start of the campaign.

However, with Kante now at Stamford Bridge, Lineker believes Leicester will come up short without him.

"Kante allowed Ranieri to play the system he did," Lineker told BBC Sport.