Former Chelsea defender, Frank Leboeuf has urged the Blues to re-sign their former player, N’Golo Kante this summer.

Leboeuf wants the Premier League west London club not to allow the France international to join their Premier League rivals West Ham United.

Kante joined Chelsea in 2016 from Leicester City after playing a key role in the Foxes’ shock Premier League triumph.

He enjoyed quite a successful career at Chelsea and left the club last summer to join Saudi Arabia side Al-Ittihad.

However, he has been linked with a return to the Premier League to join Chelsea’s London rival West Ham following his impressive display for France at the Euros this summer.

“When I saw the article I said, what? Why don’t Chelsea call him back? The guy is from Chelsea,” Leboeuf said on ESPN.

“We don’t want to see him at West Ham, with all due respect, and I think if West Ham can get him, you know, that’s a very good catch because that guy has proven during the Euros that he was still at the top.”