Due to a hamstring injury, N’Golo Kante might be out for up to three months, which will preclude him from representing France in the World Cup.
The 31-year-old has featured just twice for Chelsea this year, and his last game was a 2-2 tie with Tottenham Hotspur in the second English Premier League game of the year.
After reports in France on Thursday morning indicated that Kante had aggravated the hamstring injury he sustained, Graham Potter stated in his news conference that Kante had encountered a setback in his recovery and was scheduled to see a specialist.
Kante, a two-time Premier League winner with Leicester and Chelsea, is allegedly interested in extending his contract even though his engagement with the squad has been restricted by a number of muscular issues and the injury picture is now bleak.
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Despite Potter’s comments to the media that the most recent setback was “worrying” and “not good news,” he gave no further details regarding Kante’s potential return for Chelsea.
Recall that Martinelli is Mikel Arteta’s team’s second-leading scorer with four goals and two assists, trailing only Jesus, but his statistics belie the mesmerizing impact he is having this year.
Martinelli would reportedly earn a sizable compensation raise, and the proposed arrangement would run until 2026 with a one-year extension option.