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Todd Boehly tasked with perfect N'Golo Kante replacement mission as Chelsea eye £120m transfer

N'Golo Kante faces an uncertain future at Chelsea as his contract at Stamford Bridge draws to a close

N'Golo Kante of Chelsea during a training session at Chelsea Training Ground on October 4, 2022

Chelsea told to sign Declan Rice as N'Golo Kante replacement amid injury woes(Image: Photo by Darren Walsh/Chelsea FC via Getty Images)

Chelsea have been told to replace N'Golo Kante with Declan Rice in the summer transfer window. The 31-year-old midfielder faces an increasingly uncertain future at Stamford Bridge, with his contract set to expire at the end of the season.

Kante will be free to begin pre-contract talks with clubs outside of the Premier League in January in order to secure a move upon the end of his Blues deal in June. The west Londoners can choose to extend his stay at Chelsea at any time, subject to the France international's agreement.

But, as it stands, he's set to leave for free in the summer. Kante is yet to play under newly-appointed boss Graham Potter after picking up a hamstring injury against Tottenham in August.

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He will be on the sidelines for an expected four months following surgery, casting even greater doubt as to whether he warrants a new deal. As a result, Danny Murphy told talkSPORT that Chelsea should 'bite the bullet' and pay what it takes to replace Kante with Rice.

According to The Telegraph, the Blues still hold an interest in the West Ham star. Speaking on the White and Jordan show, the former Liverpool midfielder said: "There's a simple solution for Chelsea moving forward, looking to the future, which is you've got one of the best holding players in Declan Rice. He loves Chelsea

"He's the one to take his role. He's capable and would be there for the rest of his career. They'll have to bite the bullet and pay whatever it is. That's the solution to replace Kante."

Speaking in April, West Ham boss David Moyes downplayed the prospect of his captain leaving east London. In a bid to do so, he insisted it would take £150million for Rice to leave.