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BAKU, AZERBAIJAN - MAY 28: N'Golo Kante of Chelsea looks on during the Chelsea FC training session on the eve of the UEFA Europa League Final against Arsenal at Baku Olimpiya Stadion on May 28, 2019 in Baku, Azerbaijan. (Photo by Alex Grimm/Getty Images)

Bad for Chelsea: N’Golo Kante leaves pre-season with a knee injury

By Benjamin Newman Last Updated: July 21, 2019 2:22 pm

N’Golo Kante knee injury confirmed

Chelsea have confirmed the news early on Sunday morning.

Arguably the club’s best player, midfield enforcer N’Golo Kante, has been forced to return to England.

Kante has been sent back to Cobham for “rehabilitation for an injury connected to the knee problem he sustained at the end of last season.”

N’Golo Kante has travelled back to the UK to continue his rehabilitation for an injury connected to the knee problem he sustained at the end of last season.#CFCinJapan pic.twitter.com/w4MdkhAANU
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) July 21, 2019

What do we know about Kante’s knee problem?

Chelsea finished last season by lifting the Europa League trophy.

Kante played in the final against the Gunners. But in the build-up to the showpiece, Kante sustained a knee injury in training.

While the French World Cup winner played the 90 minutes in the final against Arsenal, he subsequently missed a recent get-together with the national team at the start of the summer.

Kante’s Chelsea pre-season so far

For the record, Kante has yet to feature for Chelsea this summer.

Saying that, the midfielder has travelled around the world with the club.

How can you not love Kante… pic.twitter.com/So5jV9me2h
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) July 18, 2019

Under new manager Frank Lampard, Chelsea have played three friendlies already this summer.

The Blues are currently in Asia.

If Chelsea knew that Kante has been carrying an injury, was it wise for the player to fly halfway around the globe, only to be sent home early for treatment?