Chelsea boss Frank Lampard has revealed the real reason he is holding on to N’Golo Kante despite the desire of other clubs to sign him.

The west London club rebuffed Inter Milan’s offer to prise the Frenchman away from Chelsea this week.

The Nerazzurri manager Antonio Conte is reportedly desperate to bring the the midfilder to his club to shore up his midfield because of the player’s familiarity with his style of play.

Lampard is, however, in no mood to entertain any transfer talk for the midfielder.

“I think every club in the world wants a player like Kanté, he’s an incredible player,” Lampard told BBC 5 Sport Live podcast.

“I certainly don’t want to lose him, as he is very important for the type of style I want to play. In the last season, he did not have the continuity that he did in the last 4-5 years due to some injuries.

“Now, however, he is really fine. So I’m happy to have him with me and I definitely want to keep him.”