N’Golo Kante has suggested he will stay at Chelsea (Picture: Sky Sports)

N’Golo Kante says he wants to be part of the ‘exciting’ new project at Chelsea amid speculation linking him to Barcelona and Arsenal.

Asked if he wanted to be a part of the club’s new project, Kante told Sky Sports: ‘For sure. It’s an exciting project for the club.

‘Unfortunately this season hasn’t been to Chelsea’s standards. But everyone wants to go in this way, the way of success and winning titles.

‘I hope this club will again fight in this direction. Let’s see where I will be but I hope that this is a change for the club, that is most important.’

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‘We know this season hasn’t been to Chelsea’s standards.’