Chelsea midfielder N'Golo Kante wins London Premier League player of the year as Antonio Conte scoops managerial award while Tottenham's Dele Alli is crowned best young player in the capital

Daily Mail | March 2, 2017

Chelsea midfielder N'Golo Kante wins London Premier League player of the year after being in the capital for only several months.

Kante, who has been instrumental in Chelsea's rise to the top of the Premier League this season, picked up the gong at the London Football Awards on Thursday night.

The midfield dynamo won the prize ahead of Blues team-mate Diego Costa, Arsenal's Alexis Sanchez and Tottenham's Dele Alli.

Chelsea midfielder N'Golo Kante at the London Football Awards at Battersea Evolution on Thursday night

Kante was joined by former Arsenal striker Ian Wright as he was awarded the capital's player of the year

Kante has impressed Chelsea supporters throughout this season after his move last summer from Leicester City

BBC Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker was present as London's footballers were celebrated

Wright and Lineker share a joke as the night gets underway at the Battersea Evolution in Wandsworth

The 25-year-old has clocked up the miles in the centre of midfield this season and has impressed supporters and pundits alike.