"Kante deserves it [a new contract] and to replace him would take one hell of a signing," ex-Chelsea striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink told football.london.
"I think Kante has been overworked; he played a lot of matches in a really short time. It was going to catch up with him. Hopefully not going to the World Cup with France will do him well.
"That is not what he would want to hear but I think not going will be great for Chelsea because he can get healthy and go again. So I would definitely renew Kante’s contract."
N'Golo Kante's current deal expires at the end of the season, and it's not clear if Chelsea reach an agreement over a new one.
The Blues are reluctant to offer him a long-term contract due to his age and injuries concern - but Kante wants more than a two-year deal.
