Ex-Chelsea striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink revealed which Chelsea player will be most important next season

Frank Lampard is building an attacking side, the ex-Chelsea striker opines.

As a result, the defenders might be even more exposed than last season.

That's why N'Golo Kante might play a key role playing behind the ball.

"Kante will be Chelsea’s most important player this season," ex-Chelsea striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink told GentingBet.

"Chelsea are going to attack and be so dominant so I would like to see him a lot more behind the ball than in front of the ball.

"If he can rediscover his form, like it was in the first season under Antonio Conte, or like it was when he was at Leicester, then Chelsea will do really well."

This is not a difficult conclusion to make, especially given the fact that N'Golo was given a captain's armband in the Blues' first pre-season game against Brighton.

That's why it's a bit puzzling to see all the rumours linking the 29-year-old with a move elsewhere, even if it would mean West Ham's Declan Rice moving to Stamford Bridge. At the moment, this does not look like a real possibility.