"We had to stop him!" Vardy reveals how Leicester City stopped Kanté from running habit.

Leicester City star, Jamie Vardy has revealed how N'Golo Kanté's ritual of running to training was stopped.

Kanté, is no doubt, the most loved footballer on the planet, as tales told about him leave one in awe and admiration of the humble midfielder.

His former teammate, Jamie Vardy has revealed how N'Golo Kanté would run everyday to training while full of praise for the 29 year old:

“What a pleasure it was to play alongside N’Golo!" Vardy said to L'Equipe.

"He is an adorable guy alongside being a fantastic footballer: when we lost the ball, wherever that happened on the pitch, boom, he would appear and win it back for us.

"In training, it was so easy for him that I was convinced that he intentionally gave the ball away sometimes just to enjoy winning it back again.

"One day he said to us that he was seriously considering running to the training centre each day, which came from the fact that he would always add a little running session for himself.

"In the moment, we were all a bit taken aback and convinced him not to. In any case, each time that we saw him arrive at training with his Mini Cooper, we were reassured.”

Kante went head-to-head with his former side in August, as Leicester held Chelsea to a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge and he used the opportunity to catch up some old team-mates, including Vardy.

“Last month, after our match at Stamford Bridge, he came to say hello to us in the dressing room," Vardy continued.

"The first thing that I asked him was: 'Are you still driving your Mini Cooper, mate?' He said to me that he had sent the model that he had at Leicester back to France but that he had bought a new Mini Cooper in the meantime!”

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