Rooney declares this Chelsea midfielder as the best in the world

Former Man Utd star, Wayne Rooney has been full of applause for Chelsea diminutive midfielder, N’Golo Kante who he described as the best in the world.

Since Chelsea emerge winners of the UCL last season, Kante has been receiving applause from many football veterans as well as fans with many tipping him for a Ballon d’Or.

Rooney seems to have joined them as he said Kante has the features of both former Manchester City midfielder, Yaya Toure, and former Chelsea star, Claude Makelele.

”Kante does everything: breaks up play but then plays in tight areas and starts off the attack,” Rooney told The Times.

“You used to see it with Yaya Toure, how he would get the ball and burst forward with it and it’s so hard to defend against. Kante does all that but also protects his defence like Claude Makelele once did – only better.

“It’s unbelievable to have a footballer who is Toure and Makelele rolled into one — and then there is Kante’s energy. At Chelsea, you see his energy bringing a lot out of the other players.”

This is coming ahead of the Euro 2020 tournament scheduled to commence June 11 with Kante participating as part of the French first squad.