And while he admits the shock January deal is unlikely, Murphy thinks Kante will be unhappy at being played out of position and he reckons the Etihad might be an option. Manchester City were clear at the top of the Premier League but back-to-back defeats has left them 10 points behind Liverpool. **PREDICT FIVE RESULTS AND WIN £25,000 - FREE TO PLAY HERE** Fernandinho missed both of them - the loss to Crystal Palace at the Etihad before the defeat to Leicester at the King Power - and his absence has been cited as the reason why City have slipped up. At 33, Fernandinho's best days are behind him and Pep Guardiola is looking for a long-term replacement - not that it's an easy task. "It's a huge ask to find the new Fernandinho because not many players around Europe can do that job, though Arsenal look to have found a good one in Lucas Torreira from Sampdoria," Murphy told the Mail. "Kante at Chelsea would be capable of fitting into that position at City. He won't score as many goals but he is good enough on the ball to keep play moving and pass between the lines. "Would Chelsea ever sell him to a rival? You'd guess not, but then again you wouldn't have thought Kante is particularly happy being played out of position by Maurizio Sarri. "He is a humble guy and unlikely to kick up a fuss but if it carries on, you never know. Every player has his price. "Three defeats in four league games doesn't mean the City project is collapsing. You have to keep it in perspective that Palace and Leicester both needed worldie goals to beat them, and the champions were without Sergio Aguero, De Bruyne and David Silva for some of the time. Trending Murphy is a huge Fernandinho fan and he always knew he would be a Premier League sensation. "I had an inkling how good Fernandinho would be when he signed for City in 2013 because I'd come up against him three years earlier for Fulham against Shakhtar Donetsk, who were the Europa League holders at the time," he said. "As players you know when you step off the pitch if you have come up against someone special, and that was the case for me. "Fernandinho could play the ball around you and if you went to press he had this awareness that made him hard to dispossess. But if you tried to play a pass he read it. Besides that, he could give you a little physical dig if he needed to and he has got even better since coming to City. "Some people see him more as a destroyer rather than creator but I disagree. He is exceptional at both."
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