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Kante given Lampard's blessing to miss Chelsea training due to Premier League restart concerns

N'Golo Kante was allowed to miss Chelsea's phase-one training session on Wednesday due to his concerns around safety as the Premier League begins the early steps of its restart plan.

The World Cup-winning midfielder tested negative for coronavirus on Tuesday and conducted his first socially distanced session under Frank Lampard at Cobham Training Centre.

Lampard gave permission for Kante not to train on Wednesday and Chelsea as a whole have been supportive of the decision made by one of their star players.

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Chelsea will allow the 29-year-old to train at home and will continue their efforts to make their training ground safe for the rest of their squad.