Leicester have already offered the midfielder a huge deal worth £100,000 a week - which he is understood to have turned down - but the Premier League champions are now prepared to make an improved counter-offer.

Claudio Ranieri has pleaded with his stars to stay for at least one more year and Leicester are determined to ensure that Kante, a £5.6million signing from Caen last summer, does not leave without a fight.

Kante played a substantial role in helping Leicester lift the title and Leicester believe they can still persuade him to stay, with the advantage of Champions League football making them more attractive than Chelsea.