Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri has revealed that N'Golo Kante is '50/50' to play in Wednesday's Europa League final against Arsenal.
The Frenchman had missed games with a hamstring injury before injuring his knee in a training session. There were fears that he could miss the crucial game, although he has travelled to Baku with the remainder of the squad.
Speaking to the press (via football.london) ahead of the game, Sarri insisted that Kante has shown signs of improvement in his quest to return from injury.
Sarri is up first and reports that @nglkante is 50/50 to play in tomorrow's final.
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'He had a little problem in his knee. It's not a serious injury but the problem is the timing because we have only four days to recover. We are trying.' 💪#UELfinal pic.twitter.com/Axlmg6yovM
He said: "[Kante]
"We are in trouble with the midfielders. We have only three midfielders for three positions. We are in trouble. N’Golo is very important. He is the only defensive midfielder that we have. We will try to recover him. N’Golo for us, it is a problem," Sarri added.
The Italian was also asked about his future, amid reports that Juventus have agreed a deal to make him their new first-team manager. However, despite the speculation, Sarri insisted that his focus is solely on Wednesday's final with Chelsea.
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Source : 90min