Ahead of N’Golo Kante’s first game back at the King Power Stadium, Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri has urged the club’s fans to give the player a respectful reception.
Kante was a central figure in the Foxes’ unlikely title success last season, earning himself a move to Antonio Conte’s Chelsea with his seemingly tireless work ethic in midfield.
Leicester host the West Londoners in the League Cup on Tuesday evening, and Ranieri wants Kante to receive a “warm welcome”.
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“I will give to him a very warm welcome back and I am sure also our fans they must appreciate what he did last season and give him a warm welcome,” he said.
“I will be very happy if our fans clap him at the beginning and afterwards he is an enemy.
“They (the fans) must understand that when a big team arrives, it is difficult to say no.
“For this reason, I say thank you to Jamie Vardy and his family, and to Riyad (Mahrez) when they decided to stay here.
“For us, it was important to maintain everybody.
“He (Kante) was very important for us and I think he was even more important for us than at Chelsea because Chelsea have so many big players.”
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