To be able to be involved in the remaining Premier League fixtures of the Blues, N’Golo Kante joined full contact training at Chelsea.
Doubts had been cast over the participation of the midfielder in the side of Frank Lampard’s nine games this season still has to take.
In the first step of a return to training, Kante performed no role, which originally managed out any interaction between the players and staff.
However, in the Premier League’s regular rounds of Covid-19 testing, social distancing measures have been eased.
The Blues past the finishing post remain to be seen, whether Kante will play any part in that outing, or any of those taking.
At Stamford Bridge in-house preparation game was held on Saturday where he was no included but is still squarely in the fold as Lampard steps up his preparatory activities.
Chelsea will remain to let Kante work at his own pace for highest match sharpness, which may result in him skipping the early rounds of fixtures.