N’Golo Kante
Kante opts out of Chelsea training over coronavirus fears
N’Golo Kante was allowed to miss Chelsea’s phase-one training on Wednesday due to concerns over his safety as the Premier League begins the early steps of its project restart. The midfielder tested negative for coronavirus on Tuesday and conducted his first socially distanced training session under Lampard at the club’s Training Centre. Lampard gave permission for Kante not to […]
Arsenal insider reveals why Xhaka was signed instead of N’Golo Kante
Arsenal’s former transfer negotiator has revealed that the club passed up the opportunity to sign Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante ahead of the blues because of the high agents’ fees involved in the deal. Kante was linked with several teams in the summer of 2016 having played an important role in Leicester City’s Premier League title […]
Kante wants Chelsea stay unless he’s forced out amid Real Madrid interest
N’Golo Kante remains interested in staying at Chelsea despite reports in the Spanish media linking him with a move to Real Madrid. Kante has missed 20 of Chelsea’s 42 matches this campaign due to a couple of injuries to his hamstring, knee and ankle, and concerns over his long-term fitness have seen Kovacic and Jorginho strike up a good […]
‘He’s A Machine’ – Ndidi speaks out on comparisons With N’Golo Kante
The Nigerian has addressed the comparison between him and N’Golo Kante who left King Power Stadium in 2016 to join Chelsea Leicester City player Wilfred Ndidi has described himself as a different player from the blues midfielder N’Golo Kante who he sees as a machine. The 23-year-old midfielder moved to England in January 2017 to fill the void left by […]
Kante fires warning to Man Utd ahead of Chelsea game
Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante has predicted the blues will finish in the top four ahead of a key Premier League game with Manchester United. Chelsea are in the driving seat in the race for a Champions League place, sitting in fourth place in the table and six points clear of the Red devils. Frank Lampard’s […]
Why N’Golo Kante missed Chelsea’s game with Burnley
Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante was the big omission from Lampard’s squad to face Burnley at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League. The 28-year-old Frenchman has struggled with injuries throughout the season and it was another issue that saw him in the stands for the game. The France international picked up a hamstring injury in training, […]
Frank Lampard reveals return date for N’Golo Kante
Frank Lampard has revealed N’Golo Kante is set to return back to training this week as he steps up his recovery from a groin injury. The Frenchman missed Chelsea’s 2-1 loss against Manchester United at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday and hasn’t featured for the Blues since a 4-1 victory away at Southampton on October 6th. […]
Frank Lampard hits out at Deschamps over N’Golo Kante
Chelsea manager Frank Lampard has criticised France boss Didier Deschamps after midfielder N’Golo Kante returned from international duty with an injury. Kante, who has played in only four of Chelsea’s eight Premier League matches during an injury-hit start to the campaign, hurt his groin during the warm-up for France’s Euro 2020 qualifier against Iceland last […]
Deschamps gives N’Golo Kante update after Chelsea star is injured for France
France head coach Didier Deschamps has played down the severity of N’Golo Kante’s injury after the Chelsea midfielder picked up a problem in the warm-up prior to Friday game. The France international, who has been dealing with a number of injury niggles this campaign, had been in the starting XI to take on Iceland in […]
Lampard provides injury update on N’Golo Kante and Antonio Rudiger
Frank Lampard insists Antonio Rudiger will have a key role to play this campaign as the Chelsea defender closes in on making his return to the first team. The German suffered a knee injury against Manchester United in April and has missed the start of the new season, during which Chelsea’s defence has looked shaky. […]