Monday, 9 October 2017

Injured Kante returns to Chelsea with muscle tear

N'Golo Kante could miss two key Champions League clashes for his club

The 26-year-old Premier League Player of the Season has left France's camp to return to club side Chelsea after suffering a muscle tear and will miss Les Bleus' clash with Belarus as a result.

Hooked after 34 minutes in France's match against Bulgaria on Saturday, the reigning Premier League Player of the Season had been concerned by a potential issue in his leg, according to Les Bleus coach Didier Deschamps.

The defensive midfielder left the rest of Deschamps' squad on Monday after a scan revealed he had indeed suffered a tear in his left thigh, with the worst-case scenario looking like the former Leicester man will be out for three weeks.

Kante, who has not missed a match with Chelsea so far this season, will likely be forced to sit out Premier Leaguer clashes versus Crystal Palace, Watford and Bournemouth, as well as a Champions League match-up against Roma and a Carabao Cup fixture at home to Everton.

Should he make it back after three weeks, Kante will face a race against time to be fit for the Blues' return leg clash with Roma in Italy on October 31.


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