Bakayoko: Kante' is no better than me
The Chelsea star wasn’t selected by the recently-renewed Didier Deschamps as France beat Wales 2-0 in friendly action, before facing Germany this week in a second friendly.
​Speaking to L’Equipe, the former Monaco man had this to say: “I believe in this World Cup, it remains my goal. I play in a big club, I think it can play in my favour.
“I think (Adrian) Rabiot, (N’Golo) Kante, (Blaise) Matuidi, (Corentin) Tolisso are no better than me.
“I respect the choices of the coach and I also respect the selected players, they are talented, they are friends. I am proud that they are selected, I would like to be with them. But I’m not worse than them.”
Fans of the Blues (but not only them) will take this claim to be ridiculous, seeing as Kante’ was one of the driving forces between the last two Premier League title-winning campaigns, first with Leicester City, then Chelsea.
The 23-year-old Bakayoko joined Chelsea this summer for €40 million, but has taken time to adapt to the Premier League, though he has already put in some strong performances, namely against Tottenham early on in the season.