Blues coach Frank Lampard on Monday February 17 was worried about French midfielder N'Golo Kanté, who came out after 10 minutes due to the game between Chelsea and Manchester United. adductor injury.
These fears were not feigned. The midfielder of the Blues (39 selections) must pass, in fact, an MRI this Wednesday in order to know the exact nature of his injury and the duration of his unavailability.
According to concordant sources, Kanté may well be absent for several weeks. It would then most likely miss the next rally of the Blues with two meetings to prepare for Euro 2020 against Ukraine and Finland, on March 27 and 31.
A complicated season
Facing Manchester, Kanté had limped out of the field, without having been the victim of a particular shock, after having been treated for a few seconds on the playing field. This is a very complicated season for the former Leicester player , who has already missed almost a dozen games with Chelsea due to an ankle problem and muscle injury.
The world champion also lacked the Blues between April and October 2019. He reappeared in November, against Moldova (2-1).