Liverpool have been urged to sign Chelsea midfielder N'Golo Kante in the summer by Reds legend Steve Nicol.
The French World Cup winner is a free agent in the summer when his contract expires at Stamford Bridge and a new deal is yet to be agreed to extend his stay in London.
Kante has struggled for fitness this season with a hamstring injury keeping him out of the World Cup and Premier League action since October. However, Nicol thinks he would be a good addition to the Reds if he can stay fit.
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The 31-year-old is a two-time Premier League winner and is one of the best midfielders in the world - when he is fit and well. Kante would be a fine addition to a struggling Reds engine room.
Nicol told ESPN FC: "If I am a coach of the best team on the planet, and he’s [Kante] available, then I want to sign him. There are certain things that you take a chance on in football, and this is one of them.
“You know exactly what you are getting when he is fit. You know you are getting a player, a gentleman and an experienced winner. He’s the whole package. The nicest guy in the world. Fantastic in the dressing room. You are getting everything.”
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