N'Golo Kante

[Alabama 1,992]

Hope Kovacic will be back for the next game...

[YorkshireBlue 3,122]

Kante is quick becoming made of glass!!

[Jype 6,398]

41 minutes ago, Kong said:

Kante is quick becoming made of glass!!

To be fair he already has for a good few years.

Still a very useful player because he never seems to take long to get back in form when he returns from injury, but these constant muscle issues prevent the club and Tuchel from fully relying on him over the course of a full season.

How this season goes for him and what his salary demands are will determine whether it's a good idea to offer him a new contract or not. At the moment there's no rush and I wouldn't make any decisions till February or March at the earliest, but if it looks like he can still contribute and his salary demand are not outrageous I'd probably cautiously lean into offering him an extension for another 1-2 years in a reduced role.

Edited August 17, 2022 by Jype

[Vesper 28,779]

really shit time to happen, as Kante was playing so so well

[Mário César 975]

More 4 weeks off

Ffs

[Vesper 28,779]

 

[Special Juan 27,424]

Absolultey fucked this bloke, need to just get rid.

[Blue Armour 4,278]

5 hours ago, Vesper said:

 

Sigh. Hope he comes back fit for the 2nd half of the season.

But you just know he'll be selected for the WC. No way they'll leave him out.

And he'll probably be fit right in time for that tournament.

[Blue Armour 4,278]

Shame really.

I think with all that effort he exerts, he's really run himself to the ground. Hence all these niggling injuries.

Reminds me of what happened with Essien.

Another high intensity all action midfielder with intense workrate., who ruined his knees.

[Reddish-Blue 2,347]

59 minutes ago, Blue Armour said:

Shame really.

I think with all that effort he exerts, he's really run himself to the ground. Hence all these niggling injuries.

Reminds me of what happened with Essien.

Another high intensity all action midfielder with intense workrate., who ruined his knees.

I wonder what the club does with Kante's contract situation....don't see how you can offer a player with niggling injuries and the amount of miles he's accumulated over the years on his body more than a 1+1 year deal

I wouldn't be shocked if this is his final season with Chelsea as those injuries will only get worse as he ages. 

[Blues Forever 1,232]

Thanks for the memories but his time is up.

Edited October 14, 2022 by Blues Forever

[Blues Forever 1,232]

 

Edited October 14, 2022 by Blues Forever
Double posting

[chelsea_4_eva 1,157]

Have to feel for the man, all those minutes starting to catch up fast.

[Vesper 28,779]

3 hours ago, Blues Forever said:

Thanks for the memories but his time is up.

we are insane if we renew him

[manpe 10,861]

What a shame. If he managed to stay fit he'd still be our best player by far and one of the best in the world. Sad to see such a great player and person be ruined by injuries, he doesn't deserve it. 😔

Edited October 15, 2022 by manpe

[milka 3,346]

N’Golo Kante has undergone an operation on his hamstring and will be out for 4 months.

@ChelseaFC

[Pizy 18,368]

Fuck, that’s devastating. 😔

That’s probably the end of his Chelsea career, huh? Even if he gets fit before the end of the season it would be stupid of him to play again and risk re-injuring himself just before his contract ends.
 

At his age and with his recent injury troubles I can’t see us offering him the new long term deal he apparently desires. What a sad way for it to end for a genuine legend.

My favorite Chelsea player in the post Lampard/Drogba/JT era. 😢😢😢

[King Kante 1,474]

12 minutes ago, Pizy said:

Fuck, that’s devastating. 😔

That’s probably the end of his Chelsea career, huh? Even if he gets fit before the end of the season it would be stupid of him to play again and risk re-injuring himself just before his contract ends.
 

At his age and with his recent injury troubles I can’t see us offering him the new long term deal he apparently desires. What a sad way for it to end for a genuine legend.

My favorite Chelsea player in the post Lampard/Drogba/JT era. 😢😢😢

I think we'll see him again this season as he'll be back for the run in. However, I do not see him getting a contract that'll match what he'll get offered elsewhere.