Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel has been given further cause for concern with the news that N'Golo Kante will play no part in France's next two fixtures due to a hamstring injury sustained in last night's 1-1 draw with Ukraine.
The 29-year-old, who has been in outstanding form of late, will return to the West London club for treatement with Les Bleus not calling up a replacement for their games against Kazakhstan and Bosnia.
While French media are reporting that the injury is minor, both club and country will be determined not to take a risk over such a key player. Chelsea's next Premier League fixture is against West Bromwich Albion on Saturday, April 3.
Kante has been largely injury free this season having struggled to stay fit for the entirety of the previous campaign, with his recent performance in the Champions League round of 16 win against Atletico Madrid being hailed as his best for several years.
Tuchel is also sweating on the fitness of midfielder Jorginho, who withdrew from the Italy camp with a knee issue that was described by his agent as "not serious", while Thiago Silva and Tammy Abraham carried injuries into the break.
Edouard Mendy did not join his Senegal team-mates because he required dental surgery.
Three Chelsea players were in action for England against San Marino tonight with Mason Mount starting in midfield and Ben Chilwell and Reece James the starting full backs, while Callum Hudson-Odoi played all 90 minutes for the Under-21 side in their shock defeat to Switzerland.
Christian Pulisic came off at half-time in the United States' 4-1 friendly win over Jamaica in Austria earlier this afternoon.
