N'Golo Kante collected his Football Writers' Player of the Year award on Thursday night, and the Chelsea midfielder has set his sights on winning even more silverware next season.

The Blues have already clinched the Premier League title and Arsenal stand in the way of a domestic double with the teams set to face each other in the FA Cup final later this month.

Kante was present at the The Landmark Hotel to pick up his award to go alongside his PFA gong, and the France international is eyeing an unprecedented quadruple next term.

Chelsea midfielder N'Golo Kante has targeted Champions League success next season

Kante picked up his award from FWA chairman Patrick Barclay at The Landmark Hotel

'Next season will be a new challenge because we are going to try to keep the title, to win the two cups [FA Cup and EFL Cup] and also we'll have the Champions League,' said Kante, who has now won back-to-back Premier League titles.

'For a club like Chelsea, we want to win everything, we're going to try and win everything. It's a new challenge for everyone.'

Kante received the most votes in a poll taking in the FWA's 340-strong members, with the 26-year-old beating team-mate Eden Hazard and third-placed Dele Alli to the award.

The former Caen midfielder was in the running to win the award last season after helping Leicester win the Premier League title, but he lost out to striker Jamie Vardy, finishing third with team-mate Riyad Mahrez in second place.

Kante insists he was not even the best player at Chelsea after he was presented with the award

Kante pipped his Chelsea team-mate Eden Hazard to the Football Writers' award

WINNERS OF BOTH PFA AND FWA AWARD IN SAME SEASON 1980: Terry McDermott 1983: Kenny Dalglish 1984: Ian Rush 1986: Gary Lineker 1987: Clive Allen 1988: John Barnes 1998: Dennis Bergkamp 1999: David Ginola 2000: Roy Keane 2001: Teddy Sheringham 2003: Thierry Henry 2004: Thierry Henry 2007: Cristiano Ronaldo 2008: Cristiano Ronaldo 2010: Wayne Rooney 2011: Robin van Persie 2013: Gareth Bale 2014: Luis Suarez 2015: Eden Hazard 2017: N'Golo Kante Advertisement

Kante joined Chelsea last summer for £32million, having also played a key role in Leicester becoming champions 12 months ago.

'It's special because I couldn't even say I'm the best player but it's very special and a great honour,' Kante continued.

'It's not only me. I owe so much to my team-mates because we have achieved so much together this season and we still have the FA Cup.

Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli came third in the voting, behind Kante and Hazard

Kante celebrates one of his rare goals in his first season since moving from Leicester City

N'GOLO KANTE'S SEASON IN NUMBERS 32million - Kante's transfer fee from Leicester, in pounds sterling - £3million less than Arsenal spent on Granit Xhaka and roughly a third of the fee Manchester United paid for Paul Pogba. 26 - Premier League wins for Kante this season in 34 appearances - three more than he enjoyed in 37 games for Leicester last term. 124 - tackles made, ranking him second in the Premier League behind Idrissa Gueye. 2,061 - passes completed, the seventh highest in the league. 3,049 - minutes played, the third most of any Chelsea outfield player. 9 - yellow cards 0 - red cards 1 - league goal scored, against Manchester United - opponents he also scored against in the FA Cup. 1 - he is the first player to win back-to-back Premier League titles with different clubs. Advertisement

'It is very special, a few years ago I was playing in the French lower divisions. Five years ago I wasn't even professional so to receive this kind of award means I am the kind of player I cannot even imagine being here.'

Five Chelsea players were nominated by the 340 FWA members, with Hazard, David Luiz, Diego Costa and Cesar Azpilicueta also receiving votes.

But Kante collected more than 65 per cent of the journalists' votes, which were spread over a record number of 17 different players.

Kante celebrates the title-clinching victory over West Brom at The Hawthorns last Friday

Kante heaped praise on boss Antonio Conte

Chelsea have stormed to their fifth Premier League title in Antonio Conte's first season in charge, with the tactical switch to a 3-4-3 system leading to an incredible 13-match winning streak from autumn into winter.

Kante believes the Italian has played a major role in converting last season's strugglers back into the Premier League's most formidable force.

'He [Conte] had a very clear idea of what he wanted from the team, and from me,' Kante added. 'Since I joined Chelsea he puts a winning mentality on everyone.

'The hard work, the important little details, he's a winner. He's a hard worker, he wants to work, work and repeat in every training session to win at the weekend.'