Roy Keane has already told Manchester United why they should avoid N'Golo Kante transfer

The prospect of Manchester United bolstering their midfield options with the signing of Chelsea star N'Golo Kante is both an interesting and exciting one.

The 31-year-old, ever since arriving in England from Caen in 2015, has gone from strength to strength, establishing himself as one of the very best midfielders in the world. Charged like a Duracell Bunny, Kante is renowned for being full of energy and refusing to ever give an opponent a moment's rest. Coming up against him must give anyone a sleepless night the night before.

As well as being equipped with bundles of energy, the Frenchman is also strong and aggressive in and out of possession; he is a monster in the centre of the park and both Leicester and Chelsea have heavily benefitted from his presence in recent years. After all, they have won seven trophies between them and he has been key in all of those success stories.

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But with just a little over a year remaining on his Chelsea contract, speculation about his future is beginning to mount. According to the Guardian, United are interested in his signature ahead of the summer transfer window and see him as a player that could strengthen the club's midfield options, as Erik ten Hag looks to oversee a summer of change and transition.

At first, the prospect of adding Kante to his midfield options is an exciting one; he is an elite-level player that has displayed time and time again over the last few years that he is one of the very best in the business. But considering he is now less than 12 months away from turning 32, and his injury record is beginning to have an unwanted look, is now the right time for United to be turning to