I’m not N’Golo Kante – Ndidi



Super Eagles midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi, has shrugged off comparisons with 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’.

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

‘I didn’t look to play like him when I arrived. I just came here to play my own game. I just feel like a different player to him.

‘He is a good player, he has proved that he’s great this season. With the support of others, you can do anything you want and you can do it here.’

Leicester have won four consecutive matches under Shakespeare’s guidance and now sit six points above the relegation places, justifying the decision to part with Ranieri despite supporter outcry.

‘For Ranieri, I felt bad,’ Ndidi said, reflecting on the Italian’s sacking. ‘I don’t really talk about managers though.

‘I am just here to play my football. It was sad that he left, though, because he brought me here but I just need to focus on my game. I am still playing.

‘We were always happy in the dressing room and looking forward to games. Optimistic. We were focused on trying to win. When we lost, everyone was down, but I didn’t notice anything personally. I didn’t see anything strange.’

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