Earlier this week, Chelsea announced that midfielder N’Golo Kante is expected to be out of action for four months following a successful operation on his hamstring.
It means he will miss the Qatar World Cup with France in what is another unfortunate setback for the 32-year-old. However, as they often say, one man’s loss is another man’s gain and Denis Zakaria could be one positive to come out of a sad situation.
Zakaria is the only outfield player yet to feature under Graham Potter this season apart from the injured Kante. In fact, the 25-year-old is still waiting to make his Chelsea debut having signed on loan from Juventus in the summer, which has led to reports that the deal could be cut short in January.
