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Chelsea players turn up to support N'Golo Kante on his return after 7 months out injured

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Updated 09:54 25 Mar 2023 GMTPublished 09:47 25 Mar 2023 GMT

Chelsea players turn up to support N'Golo Kante on his return after 7 months out injured

N'Golo Kante played after being out injured for 7 months and his teammates, Mason Mount and Thiago Silva, were there to support him.

Jack Kenmare

Jack Kenmare

Featured Image Credit: Chelsea FC/Instagram - masonmount

Topics: NGolo Kante, Chelsea, Premier League, Graham Potter, Mason Mount, Thiago Silva

Jack Kenmare
Jack Kenmare

Jack is a Senior Journalist who enjoys a long read. He has an encyclopedic knowledge of Football Manager wonderkids from 2005 to the present day, and has interviewed a handful of FM's finest, including Freddy Adu, Supat Rungratsamee and Mika Aaritalo.

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Chelsea players Mason Mount and Thiago Silva showed their support for teammate N'Golo Kante on his return to competitive action.

The 31-year-old midfielder, who hasn't featured for the Blues since mid-August after picking up a hamstring injury against Spurs, has been training with the first-team squad for several weeks as he continues to build up fitness.

And before Graham Potter's side return from the current international break early next week, Kante played 60 minutes in a behind-closed-doors friendly on Friday afternoon.

Kante looked sharp on his outing for the club's development squad against Charlton, as goals from Dion Rankine, Silko Thomas and Malik Mothersille sealed a 3-0 win for the home side.

After being out for seven months, the France international was also supported by Thiago Silva and Mason Mount, who wore a Chelsea shirt with Kante's name and number on the front.

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One fan commented on the gesture, saying: "Love the fact Mason Mount and Thiago Silva were giving support to N'Golo Kante today in the arranged friendly for him."

Another said: "Mason Mount and Thiago Silva supporting him in the stands. Class."

Chelsea manager Graham Potter was full of praise for Kante as he talked up his possible return for their Champions League quarter-final against Real Madrid on April 12.

“Managers before me have spoken very highly about N’Golo because he is a top, top player," he said.

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"He has been a huge miss to us, that’s not to say other players haven’t given absolutely everything, they have. But N’Golo Kante is a top player."

Potter added: “It’s great for us that he’s back, we need to be mindful of the fact that he’s had a long injury, we need to make the next steps to get him up to speed in the Premier League, which is what we will do. But it’s great to have him with us.”

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Earlier this month, Kante made a promise to his teammates about a potential goal celebration on his return to action.

"If I score first game, I’ll knee slide," the Frenchman said in footage from the club's training ground. "I want to see it so bad," replied Christian Pulisic.

Thoughts on his return to action? All we know is, Chelsea fans should be excited about the prospect of Enzo Fernandez and N'Golo Kante as a midfield duo.

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