Chelsea's N'Golo Kante will let his football speak for him - Antonio Conte

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has praised new signing

N'Golo Kante for his reserved personality, and has backed the

France international to be a "fantastic" midfielder for the

squad.

Kante left Premier League champions Leicester City for a £30

million move to Stamford Bridge earlier this month.

The former Caen midfielder has impressed new boss Conte

during preseason training sessions, leaving the Italian

convinced the 25-year-old will play a major role in his side

this season.

"We are very happy to have N'Golo with us because he is a

player who does not speak a lot, but just does his job," Conte

told reporters ahead of Chelsea's International Champions Cup

match with Real Madrid (3 p.m. ET, ESPN) on Saturday.

"He is a good guy, very humble and very keen to work hard,

which is important to me. I have had a conversation with him

to explain what I expect from him and he can become an

important player in midfield, just like [Cesc] Fabregas,

[Nemanja] Matic and the others.

"He is in great shape physically. He is a player who keeps on

running, someone who has great stamina and endurance. The

people who know him better have all told me he has a

fantastic attitude and a lot of energy.

"He does not talk a lot, but acts instead. It is not necessary

for him to talk a lot. I think he might be a bit shy. I just need a

few players who do the talking during the game. He just

arrived at a new club and still needs to find his feet a bit.

N'Golo can become a fantastic midfielder. He can still

improve, maybe he can score a bit more.".