The same summer Manchester United re-signed Paul Pogba for a world-record fee that was announced to a targeted overseas audience with a hashtag and a blockbuster trailer, Chelsea signed another French midfielder for almost a third of Pogba's price.
In retrospect, United signed the wrong Gallic general. N'Golo Kante has been the best Premier League signing since, well, N'Golo Kante, and he has enough medals to rival a general: Premier League, Champions League, Europa League, and FA Cup.
Jose Mourinho pioneered the 'Makelele role' at Chelsea and his former club has popularised the 'Kante role'. Kante's on-pitch profile is more aligned with Mourinho than Pogba's, although Mourinho pushed to sign Pogba in 2016.
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