African players abroad SENEGAL : Tuchel says Mendy will only play if fit

Chelsea coach Thomas Tuchel has given a measured response on the prospect of Senegalese goalkeeper, Edouard Mendy, featuring in the Uefa Champions League final against Manchester City on Saturday.

Tuchel said Mendy, who picked an injury in Sunday 2-1 loss to Aston Villa, is subject to further assessment in the next two days.

“If he is fit, then Edou will play. We will give him plenty of chance to prove his fitness on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday. The race is on.

“If he cannot play, we will of course be sensible and not take the risk but we also know that we have strong competition from the guys behind and Kepa will take his place if he is not fit,” Chelsea website quoted the German saying.

Kepa Arrizabalaga, who came in during the game against Villa, is ready to step in the shoes of Mendy.

He made a huge improvement with the management of pain from when the injury happened, which is good but of course we will need a further update on Wednesday. We hope to have him back,” Tuchel added on Mendy.

Tuchel also had a decision to make on midfield workhorse N’Golo Kante ahead of the final.

The situation has not changed with N’Golo in the sense we are still waiting, but it is looking good that he will return to training on Wednesday,” Tuchel added.

“I feel like maybe my tactic with him will change, and I will just put him into training on Wednesday! He is looking good and I hope he stays like that for Saturday. We will know more on Wednesday.” 


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