Chelsea fans excited as N’Golo Kante joins squad on plane to Germany (Watch video clip of star with team at airport)

Reports in London claim Chelsea fans were jubilant this afternoon (Friday) after seeing N’Golo Kante join the squad on the plane for the Blues’ latest pre-season friendly with Borussia Monchengladbach.

The Frenchman has not yet featured in pre-season as he continues to deal with a knee injury that almost kept him out of the Europa League final against Arsenal in May.

Kante was pictured by the club boarding the plane to Germany for the friendly against Borussia Monchengladbach tomorrow (Saturday), which has understandably delighted the Chelsea fans, report football.london.

Despite being a doubt beforehand, he did play that game in Baku as the Blues defeated Arsenal 4-1 to lift the trophy, but then missed France’s international fixtures in June.

The World Cup winner has not yet featured in Frank Lampard’s time in charge, but he was included on the pre-season trips to Ireland and Japan, only to be sent home from the latter by the Chelsea head coach to continue his recovery.

But speaking after the 4-3 win against Reading at the weekend, Lampard provided a more positive update on Kante’s fitness.

“Yeah I am hopeful.” Lampard said. “He is training. He has dipped into training with us in the last couple of days.

“There is a lot more that he needs to do physically, off without us that he can do without any contact which has been good. But the signs are good in the last three days that we have been back.”