Decidedly, N’Golo Kanté does not see the end of the tunnel. Absent since August 15 due to a hamstring injury, before having a relapse in October, which deprived him of the World Cup, the Chelsea midfielder is not likely to find his way back to the field these next weeks. Indeed, according to his coach at Chelsea Graham Potter, his return is still delayed until the end of February, or even the beginning of March.
“My goal is to help him get back in shape as soon as possible, and get him back on the pitch in the right way, because we haven’t seen him,” he said on Friday. at a press conference, before the match against Bournemouth on Tuesday, on the occasion of the resumption of the Premier League. “NG” has played only two league games this season against Everton (August 6, 0-1) and Tottenham (August 14, 2-2).
Pogba also unavailable
And Paul Pogba, Kanté’s friend in midfield, who brought glory to the Blues so much in 2018, is not about to play again either. After Juventus’ victory over Arsenal in a friendly match, Massimiliano Allegri deemed it “useless” to mention Pogba’s return: “To date, Pogba has not run a meter on the pitch. It’s useless to write every day that Paul will be back tomorrow, that he will be there against Napoli etc. For now, we don’t know when he will return. He has been sidelined since April with a knee injury.