Tuchel provides injury updates ahead of Leicester clash

Thomas Tuchel has provided injury updates on N'Golo Kante and Mateo Kovacic ahead of his side's match against Leicester City this Saturday.

“We are talking about four weeks plus. I told you at the end of last season he is our key player," he said about Kante.

"He gives something to our team that no other player in the world can give to any other team. That makes him a key player.

"If your key player is out, it’s a situation you don’t like but have to deal with. It has huge influence.”

Tuchel then reported on Kovacic: “He’s back in the group. N’Golo is the only one that did not train now this week so everybody is back in training.

"Kova is back in the group and ready to play some 20 minutes. We miss him as a personality, his experience and his quality. It’s maybe a 20 minutes at the moment.

"Was his first training week without reaction in the knee so we cannot rush things otherwise we will just sabotage our own plans with him. We need him long term.

"It’s good to have him back and as an option on the bench.”

Source: Chelsea FC