Mason Mount was full on Friday for the first friendly match played by N’Golo Kanté since his serious injury suffered last summer. Thiago Silva was also part of the stands.
His return to competition is eagerly awaited. By his trainer Graham Potter, who has not yet had the chance to field him. By his fans, who haven’t seen him play since August 14. But also by his teammates. Always appreciated in the locker room, N’Golo Kanté was able to count on a small fan club for his return to the field on Friday.
The French international (31 years old, 53 caps) took part in a friendly match against Charlton (League One) with young people from Chelsea (3-0). Currently injured, Mason Mount and Thiago Silva were there to encourage him. The English midfielder even gave his all to support the 2018 world champion, appearing all smiles in the stands with a flocked jersey in his name. “He’s back!”, He rejoiced in a message posted on his social networks.
He should play in the Premier League again after the break
Weighed down for seven months by a hamstring injury, which forced him to withdraw from the last World Cup in Qatar, Kanté found Potter’s group last weekend for the reception of Everton (2-2) . Remained on the bench, he could have some playing time against Aston Villa on April 1, at the end of the international break. The idea of the Blues is that it increases in power for the quarter-final of the Champions League to come against Real Madrid (April 12 and April 18).
“The coaches who preceded me said a lot of good things about N’Golo, because he’s a very great player, Potter explained recently. Chelsea missed him a lot. That doesn’t mean that the other players haven’t not given everything because they did, but N’Golo Kanté is N’Golo Kanté A top player It’s a good thing for us that he’s back We have to be aware of the fact that “He’s had a long injury and we have to do everything we can to get him back to the Premier League well and that’s what we’re going to do.”