Leicester scout Mills: I hadn't seen a player like Kante for 10 years | OneFootball

Leicester City scout David Mills is delighted seeing Chelsea midfielder N'Golo Kante preparing for tonight's Champions League final.

Mills spotted and helped sign Kante for Leicester.

He recalled to The Sun: “I'd gone to Caen to watch a centre-half and this little lad in midfield towered over everyone, despite being just 5ft 6in.

“It was a case of, 'Who's nicked the ball there? Kante. Who's made that tackle? Kante. Who's poked that ball away? Oh, Kante again'.

“He reminded me of the highly influential Chelsea star Claude Makelele but I wasn't certain he'd be Nigel's type of player.

“He wasn't a big 6ft-plus aggressive player that a lot of managers want for their physical presence.

“But I pointed out N'Golo was the best player of his type I'd seen in ten years.

“Every time his opponents counter-attacked, Kante foiled them.

“I described him as a little ratter, which doesn't sound flattering but I meant it as a compliment. With so many Premier League teams counter-attacking, he was ideally suited to halting breakaways."