Thierry Henry has backed Chelsea star N'Golo Kante to win this season's PFA Player of the Year award - even if he had to double check that he was real. Thierry Henry The France midfielder is on course to win back-to-back Premier League titles with his superhuman efforts as central to Chelsea's challenge as they were to Leicester's last season. And his incredible displays of stamina have certainly won the admiration of compatriot Henry, who twice won the PFA award. 'I was at the Chelsea training ground last week to see Eden Hazard and noticed Kante wandering back to the changing room,' Henry told The Sun. 'So I went over to him and stood in front of him. And I poked him in the chest. 'I had to, just to check if he was real! You are real, you are! I said, and he laughed.' Henry added: 'I see no reason why he shouldn't be PFA Player of the Year at the end of the season. 'It's around now that the voting slips start to drop on the doormats of pros and there are loads of worthy candidates this time. 'Usually your Kante-type player goes relatively unnoticed. They are only missed when they're not there. But Kante is so special, you do notice him.' After nearest challengers Tottenham were beaten 2-0 at Liverpool on Saturday, Chelsea have the chance to move 12 points clear at the top if they win at Burnley on Sunday afternoon.
