Cesc Fabregas reveals why N'Golo Kante was once late for training

N'Golo Kante is a good egg

Cesc Fabregas has once again re-affirmed N'Golo Kante's nice guy status, not that it was ever in doubt. Throughout Euro 2020 the Spaniard has been sharing training ground stories and has revealed why Kante was once late to an important Chelsea team meeting.

Ahead of a League Cup clash with Arsenal in 2018, Kante was uncharacteristically late leaving his teammates in disbelief wondering where he was. The midfielder had been in a car crash in his beloved Mini Cooper, but was delayed further because he couldn't deny fans after they asked to pose for pictures with him.

He had collided with a lorry on the Kings Road on the way to Stamford Bridge. With the wing mirror getting knocked off in the process and damage to the wheel arch. Luckily the World Cup winner was unharmed.

Following the collision, the French star waited alongside his car for roadside services to arrive. As he did, a number of passing fans could not believe their luck in spotting him and asking for selfies. Naturally, Kante obliged despite having just been in an accident.

'Everybody knows he is a really good human being,' Fabregas wrote in the Daily Telegraph.

'One day, we met in the morning, we were playing at night, and everyone was "where's N'Golo, where's N'Golo, we're starting the meeting" and normally he was always on time.

'Eventually, he arrived and everyone started clapping and Antonio [Rudiger] said "what's happened?"

'And he was telling us that he's had a car crash and some people couldn't believe it was him and they were taking pictures and he wanted to be polite.

'His car was all damaged and the wing mirror had to be taped back on, but he still stopped for photographs, even though it made him late!'

Despite most players driving around in super cars and Range Rovers, and the club offering Audis to players, humble Kante has stuck with the same £20,000 model of Mini that he purchased when he first arrived at Leicester.

A fan at the scene said 'his wing mirror was smashed and his front wheel arch was all dented.

'He must have been pretty annoyed but he was more than happy for fans to take selfies with him.'

Kai Havertz loves playing with N'Golo Kante

And when asked about his choice of vehicle, the Chelsea star revealed  'I was at Leicester City and it was my first car in England. One person advised a Mini, I tried and I liked it so I bought one.

'I’ve never been someone who loves a car.

'And when I was young I didn’t have the ambition of a car or something like that.'

N'Golo Kante has picked up Euro 2020 where his season with Chelsea left off. He starred in France's narrow 1-0 win over Germany, nullifying teammates Kai Havertz, Antonio Rudiger and Timo Werner.

Kai Havertz echoed Fabregas sentiments on Kante, but was not looking forward to facing him in the opening match.

'When you see [Kante], you have to smile. He is a great personality and a great person.

'And a great football player. As an attacking player, I'm always happy when he is on the pitch. You can make a lot of mistakes because he always wins the ball back. He's fast, agile and always gets his leg in.

'That's why it's not so nice to have to play against him in the first match of the European Championship, of course.'

Never change N'Golo.