Arsenal urged to sign N'Golo Kante

Arsenal legend Thierry Henry has urged his former club to sign Leicester City star N'Golo Kante in the summer. The 25-year-old has emerged as one of the stand-out performers in the Premier League this season.

Kante joined the Foxes from French minnows Caen last summer, and many doubted his ability to succeed in the top flight.

However, he has since then put up a stellar show in the Foxes midfield, and this has recently earned him a spot in the PFA Team of the Year.

Henry has claimed that his old team should seek to bring in Kante in addition to a new centre-forward this summer.

"It looks like Arsenal can and should finish in the top four, but there is something to look forward to, and that's next season," he told Sky Sports News.

"If [Alexis] Sanchez can perform the way he's performing at the minute, and we have Mesut Ozil carrying on giving the assists he's been giving since the start of the season, then you can think if you have that striker who can score in that moment – maybe N'Golo Kante [as well], we have lots of names we can throw around."

Kante, who has a £20m buy-out clause in his contract, is expected to play a definitive role with France at Euro 2016.