Chelsea caretaker Frank Lampard refused to give too much away regarding the future of N'Golo Kante.

The French midfielder is back in action for the Blues after spending much of this season on the treatment table.

However, the 32-year-old is close to renewing his contract with the club.

Asked about such reports on Kante, Lampard told reporters: "I'll stay away from that part [contract question], that's for the club and N'Golo to talk about.

"Having worked with N'Golo before, he's an incredible player. He's one of the best I've been fortunate enough to work with. I know the positives of having him and the negatives of not because in my first season here we missed him for some big periods and when we had him, we felt the impact of him. As an individual, his impact is very clear.

"Off the back of a long-term injury, we have to manage him at the same time because when you have N'Golo fit, he's clearly one of the best midfield players in the world. I think you can see with these performances against Madrid and Liverpool last week, having just come back from injury, that he is not slowing down in that term.

"When he plays, he always offers massive output and massive quality. I'm very pleased to be working with him again."