Speaking to Rio Ferdinand on his Five YouTube channel, Henry claimed Kante is able to read the game better than anyone else around.
"He reads the game to be able to intercept the ball without fouling or tackling most of the time. He arrives at the same time as the ball, sometimes earlier.
"The amount of times he turns a counter-attack for his opponent to a counter-attack for his team… You are building and suddenly he gets the ball and you’re in trouble. So many times!
"So many times you see him getting the ball back and soon after it’s a goal for Chelsea. The capacity he has to read the game and see where the ball is going, sometimes he gets there before the ball!
"It’s not guessing. When they say a striker smells the goal, it’s the same with Kante. He knows exactly where the ball is going and he can read the pass and the pattern of play."
It's no surprise to hear Henry praising Kante, with the midfielder aiming to win the Euros with France, having already won a World Cup.
Kante's chances of winning the Ballon d'Or, the most prestigious individual honour in football, would be greatly boosted if he can take France into the latter stages of the competition.
