Ranieri’s Injury Update: N’Golo Kante

- The Frenchman came off in the 1-0 Barclays Premier League victory over Norwich City on Saturday

- Ranieri praised Jeffrey Schlupp on his return from injury against the Canaries 

- City host West Bromwich Albion at King Power Stadium on Tuesday evening 

Manager Claudio Ranieri has revealed that midfielder N’Golo Kanté could miss Leicester City’s next two matches with a hamstring problem. 

The Frenchman was substituted in the 1-0 victory over Norwich City on Saturday and will miss Tuesday evening’s clash with West Bromwich Albion at King Power Stadium. 

It will be the first time this campaign that Kanté has not been involved in a Barclays Premier League fixture for the Foxes, and Ranieri is hopeful that it will provide the midfielder with a chance to recharge. 

Ranieri said: “N’Golo Kanté I think we will lose for the next two matches. I hope only two. His hamstring is a little painful. 

“He’s suffered during all the season and now we want to give to him some rest, so two matches and I think he can restart. 

“All the season he had a little problem to the other leg and this time the new leg. Maybe he made compensation and charged too much on the other leg. It’s okay, nothing serious, fortunately.” 

While Matty James remains out with a knee problem, one man that has recently made a return from injury is Academy graduate Jeffrey Schlupp, who came on as a substitute against Norwich. 

Ranieri said of Schlupp’s performance: “He was very good, He’s very powerful, [has a] good left foot and he’s very strong. He can help us in the last [11] matches.”