Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante is 50-50 to take on Arsenal in the Europa League final on Wednesday night, head coach Maurizio Sarri has revealed. The France international has missed his side’s last two matches with a knee injury and may be unable to play in Baku. Sarri said: “Very little problem with his knee. The problem is the timing. We are trying. At the moment we don’t know. We will try until the last moment.” Sarri is up first and reports that @nglkante is 50/50 to play in tomorrow’s final. ‘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 — Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) May 28, 2019 Sarri, who arrived at Chelsea last July, has recently been linked with a return to his homeland to take over at Juventus. But the Italian said: “I want to think only to the final, then I have a contract with Chelsea for two years. “First of all, I will speak with Chelsea. This is not the moment. Now we have to only think to the final.” Eden Hazard has been linked with a move away from Chelsea this summer (Mike Egerton/PA) Another to be linked with a move away from Chelsea this summer is playmaker Eden Hazard, who Sarri says can sometimes become bored in training. Sarri said: “It is a pleasure during the match – sometimes during the week it is a problem! “He has to try to become the best in Europe… during the training sometimes he is boring because for him everything is really very easy.” Topics Chelsea, Eden Hazard, Maurizio Sarri, N’Golo Kante, UEFA Europa League Sarri: Europa League final result could be decisive regarding my future Maurizio Sarri storms out of Chelsea training on eve of Europa League final Chelsea 2 Tottenham 1 (2-2 agg, 4-2 on penalties): Blues advance to EFL Cup final Hazard: I don’t care what Sarri says Salah hoping Liverpool can exorcise ghosts of last year’s Champions League final McGinn ready to test himself against ‘the best players in the world’ after Villa promotion I’m still only YTS when it comes to management – John Terry Lacazette emphasises Koscielny importance ahead of Europa League final Torreira hopes journey into ‘another world’ pays dividends 5 things we learned from the Manchester United vs Bayern Munich Treble reunion game The 8 most undeserved promotions in football history Quiz! Can you name all 34 teams to appear in the Championship play-offs since 2000? Quiz! Can you name the Chelsea squad that won the Europa League in 2013? Tottenham table record bid for Manchester United and Real Madrid target – report
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