Graham Potter takes stock of the recovery program for his 31-year-old tricolor international midfielder, out since last August.
When will N’Golo Kanté return to the field? Out for many months and package in Qatar, the 31-year-old world champion was in the Chelsea group against Everton (2-2) last weekend, during the 28th day, without however coming into play. obviously was not called up by Didier Deschamps, he who only took part in the first two matches of the Blues in the Premier League this season. He could nevertheless return to the pitch during the international break. “N’Golo must continue training on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, with potentially a game to give him a few minutessaid Graham Potter, the London club’s coach. A match whose opponent has yet to be determined.
Free at the end of the season, Kanté will not be too much if Chelsea, current tenth in the English championship standings, wants to move up to European places. The Blues still have (at least) 13 games to play in 2022-23, 11 of them in ‘PL’, as well as the two meetings against Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-finals. Next meeting in the league? It will be Saturday April 1 against Aston Villa (6:30 p.m.), at Stamford Bridge.