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title: "Kante suffers injury blow"
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author: "Daniel Emery"
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published: "2017-10-07T20:05:39Z"
modified: "2017-10-07T20:05:39Z"
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# Kante suffers injury blow

Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante has become an injury worry for Antonio Conte after he was taken off for France.

The former Leicester man was substituted in the first-half of France’s World Cup qualifier against Bulgaria with a suspected hamstring injury.

[According to Goal,](https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/chelsea-news-ngolo-kante-hamstring-injury-france-bulgaria/n9x1fd5dhcla13r2d8q0z9d4u) there is now a concern that Kante could be out for Chelsea’s upcoming fixtures.

![Richard Heathcote/Getty Images Sport](https://cdn.readeverything.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/852242820.jpg)

Kante was superb last season as Chelsea won the Premier League, and has been a steady performer so far this campaign.

If he was to be sidelined, Conte would have both him and Danny Drinkwater unavailable for selection in midfield – the duo who won the Premier League together with Leicester.

Tiemoue Bakayoko and Cesc Fabregas would be expected to start.

Chelsea have already been dealt a big injury blow to their top goalscorer Alvaro Morata.

The club-record signing is set to miss the next month after suffering a muscle injury against Manchester City last week.