Chelsea star N'Golo Kante faces a huge few months in his Blues career with the Frenchman continuing his recovery from injury while also locked in contract extension talks with the club. The 31-year-old will see his current deal in west London expire at the end of the season and despite not featuring for Chelsea since August 14, positive talks are ongoing over him extending his stay at the club.
The two-time Premier League winner's last Chelsea appearance came in the 2-2 draw with Tottenham on the second day of the Premier League season, throwing into doubt his future at the club, however, football.london understands Kante’s desire is to remain in London. Initially, his recovery timeline from that injury looked short, but it was confirmed on October he would have to undergo hamstring surgery to repair the damage.
Ahead of Chelsea's Premier League return on Boxing Day, Graham Potter offered a rough estimate on when Kante would be back. "He's a while [away]. He'll be end of February, start of March." Just a few weeks later the Chelsea boss then revealed a major update on his rehabilitation stating that he had started training again but on his own, with a plan in place to see him hopefully return against Tottenham, the reverse fixture of his initial injury, on February 26.
