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Watch: Ranieri puts Kante in playful headlock before reunion

John Sibley / Reuters

Claudio Ranieri has spent the 2016-17 season trying to figure out ways to fill the N'Golo Kante-sized hole in his midfield, and ahead of Leicester City's comprehensive loss to Chelsea on Saturday, the Italian gaffer finally gave up and resorted to physically kidnapping the French tackling machine.

Sort of.

Kante, who made the switch to Stamford Bridge last summer after helping the Foxes capture their improbable Premier League title, caught up with Ranieri in the tunnel prior to Saturday's contest between the two sides, with the bespectacled bench boss engaging in a playful bit of wrestling.

Though the playful exchange was all in good fun, rest assured Ranieri would certainly leap at the opportunity to bring Kante back to the King Power.

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