Arsenal transfer news: Gunners target N'Golo Kante hints at Leicester City stay for Champions League

Gunners target: Arsenal are keeping tabs on Kante.
Tom Doyle12 May 2016

Arsenal target N'Golo Kante has hinted he is planning to stay at Leicester and lead the Foxes' Champions League assault.

The France international was an influential member of Leicester's Premier League title-winning team, earning a spot in the PFA Team of the Year for his all-action displays in midfield.

Standard Sport understands that Arsenal are keeping tabs on the 25-year-old amid reports he has a £19.8million release clause in his contract.

However, Kante says that he is looking forward to European football at the King Power Stadium next term.

"The Champions League next season will be new for me but I hear good things," he told reporters.

"We don't know [if they can surprise in Europe], we have just joined at this moment, we will see.

"We have just done it for this season, next season we will see what will happen but we don't know.

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"When I came here I can't imagine this, winning the title. Now we did it. It has been a good moment, we have to enjoy it."

Kante has also credited manager Claudio Ranieri - who led Leicester into their title-winning season as 5,000/1 outsiders to top the division - for his influence on the squad.

"Ranieri is a good man, he did very good work and we are happy for him and everybody," he said.

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"I think it was the spirit of the team, we fight all the time and I think this is why we have done it."

And despite his impressive performances this term, Kane insists he is "not a star player."

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