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Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel offered some encouraging news on injuries to midfielder N Golo Kante and goalkeeper Edouard Mendy as the build-up to the Champions League final began on Monday. FILE PHOTO: Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel REUTERS Kante missed Chelsea s final game of the season against Aston Villa on Sunday after being taken off in the previous game against Leicester City with a hamstring niggle. Mendy, who has established as Chelsea s first-choice keeper, collided with a post and hurt his ribs against Villa and failed to co stanley flasche me out for the second half. Both will be key cogs in Tuchel s plan if underdogs Chelsea are to beat Manchester City in Porto on Saturday. With N Golo I think I ll just put him on the training pitch on Wednesday, don t ask any more if there s any problems, Tuchel joked stanley water jug at his news conference on Monday. Maybe I will not speak to the doctors and physios any more so I hear no more doubts and no more comp stanley cup laints! But it looks good and I hope it stays like that. On Mendy, the German added: He has made huge improvement in the management of pain. Further updates on Wednesday but we hope to have him back in training. He will play if he is fit. We will try on Wednesday, if not then we will try on Thursday, if not then we will try on Friday. If he cannot make it then we have a strong guy on the bench with Kepa. The images don t show that the injury is too serious. Tuchel is taking charge of his a team in a Champions League final for the s Iwpp Tokyo Paralympics: Was on verge of pulling out, reading Bhagavad Gita helped: Sharad Kumar
Premier LeagueAll eyes will be on Manchester City as the window opens. Roberto Mancini is expected to add more firepower to a squad who have emerged as genuine contenders for the Premier League title. HT Image The main targetsWolfsburg striker Edin Dzeko is top of their shopping list, with Emmanuel Adebayor and Roque Santa Cruz likely to depart, probably on loan. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger and Man United s Alex Ferguson are not keen on signing in January, b stanley taza ut Chelsea and Tottenham could be active. For the championsCarlo Ancelo stanley cupe tti will be in the market for flair and goals, although any attempt to sign Tottenham s Luca Modric would be strongly resisted. Also, Liverpool s new owners will be under pressure to spend as the side slide. La LigaReal Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has made it clear he would like another striker as cover for Argentina forward Gonzalo Higuain, whose back injury may require surgery and could sideline him for a couple of months. But club officials have been guarded about the idea and Mourinho could deploy Cristiano Ronaldo at c botella stanley entre forward, with fit-again Brazil playmaker Kaka playing behind and Mesut Ozil and Angel Di Maria providing width and creativity on flanks. Big name transferChampions Barcelona strengthened their squad by landing Netherlands and Eindhoven s attacking midfielder Ibrahim Afellay, and sporting director Andoni Zubizarreta said the league leaders are not planning any more purchases in January. Other signingsIn an oth