N'Golo Kante went one step closer to making his long-awaited return from injury this week after he was spotted warming up prior to Chelsea training with his team-mates. Following a lengthy spell on the side lines, Kante is slowly being integrated back into the fold and was therefore not involved in the full team session at Cobham.
Suffering what was thought to be a minor issue in Chelsea's second game of the season against Tottenham, Kante has not played for the Blues since August. After undergoing surgery in October, given the significance of the injury a timeline for his recovery was difficult to distinguish.
As his recovery continued, ahead of the Premier League resuming on Boxing Day, Graham Potter placed a rough timeframe on when Chelsea fans could expect to see Kante. "He's a while," Potter revealed. "He'll be end of February, start of March.
