Tag: N’Golo Kante

N’Golo Kante is a major doubt for Chelsea’s trip to Norwich on Saturday, with head coach Frank Lampard confirming he has been carrying an ankle sprain. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The France international is believed to have picked up the injury during last weekend's 1-1 draw with Leicester. Though he completed the match at Stamford Bridge, he hasn't completed a full training session since then. Kante will be assessed before the match at Carrow Road, with Antonio Rudiger also out but hoped to be back in contention for next weekend as Chelsea face another promoted side in Sheffield United. With the blues playing in the weekend's early fixture on Saturday lunchtime, Kante won't have long to prove his fitness and Frank Lampard may decide that the impor...

Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante has said that he won’t let transfer speculation distract him, while conceding that he enjoyed being deployed in a more advanced role last campaign. Kante is under contract with the blues until 2023, but is still sometimes linked with a move away, with PSG, Real Madrid and even Premier League rivals Manchester United suggested as possible destinations. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); However, the 28-year-old Frenchman has revealed that he is only focusing on Chelsea. “There are quite a lot of things that are said,” he told Yahoo Sports FR. “At the end of the day, I know in principle what is reliable and what is not. “I know what discussions are being had around me via my agent. It does not distract me certainly beca...

N'golo Kante faces the possibility of missing the beginning of the campaign after suffering a setback with his knee injury. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The midfielder returned home from Chelsea’s pre-season tour and will have rehab on the knee at the club’s training base. With less than three weeks until the start of the season it is a huge blow to new head coach Frank Lampard. The Blues manager had wanted to play Kante in one of his team’s two friendlies in Japan but he will not be able to get any action on the tour. Ahead of the 1-0 loss to Kawasaki Frontale on Friday he did shape work with his team-mates but could not take part fully in training. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The 28-year-old France internat...

N’Golo Kante will travel to Baku with Chelsea on Monday despite picking up a knee injury over the weekend, reports say. Chelsea are refusing to give up on Kante featuring in the Europa League final against Arsenal on Wednesday. When Kante pulled up in training on Saturday, the initial fears were the midfielder had zero chance of playing in the final. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But the Guardian claim Kante will board the plane to Baku after treatment over the weekend. Kante twisted his knee during a challenge and has only just recovered from a hamstring issue he suffered during the close of the Premier League season. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Frenchman drove himself to and from Chelsea’s training complex on Sunday and Monday f...