Covid KO for Blues tour stars
THOMAS TUCHEL’S pre-season plans at Chelsea have been dealt another blow after N’Golo Kante and Ruben Loftus-Cheek were ruled out of their US tour due to their Covid vaccination status.
The Blues boss had hoped to have top transfer targets – including England star Raheem Sterling – all wrapped up and on board yesterday’s flight to Los Angeles.
But not only have deals for Manchester City’s Sterling and Nathan Ake not been completed in time, midfielders Kante and Loftus-Cheek were left behind in London.
Travellers, not fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, are not permitted to enter the