Chelsea boss Potter provides updates on Kante and Fofana’s injuries
Confirming Reece James has completed his injury recovery, the Blues boss reveals Kante will be out until February while Fofana has suffered a setback.
Returning to Premier League action on Tuesday against Bournemouth,
Graham Potter
revealed that Reece James has recovered from the knee injury that caused him missing the World Cup. However, Ben Chilwell and
Wesley Fofanawill remain unavailable for
Chelsea's Tuesday clash.
"
Wesley had a little setback, which can happen. It's a couple of weeks, he won't be available for the game,
" the Blues boss said on Friday.
"Reece is back in, he's been training and completed 65 minutes in the week [in a behind-closed-doors friendly against Brentford].
"We're still without Ruben [Loftus-Cheek], Ben Chilwell and Kante."
Not featuring for Chelsea since August,
N'golo Kanteis unlikely to return any time soon with his contract expiring this summer.
"
He'll be a while, he'll be [back at] the end of February or the start of March,"
Potter said when asked about Kante's condition.
"It's due to the surgery, the minimum period was four months. My focus is just to help him get back fit as soon as possible.
"Everyone knows the quality he has, so it's just about helping him get on the pitch, helping him to get fit, and I'm looking forward to seeing him play football, as we haven't seen him."
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