Chelsea are 'worried' over Reece James status says Romano

Reece James is one of the best right backs in the world, but it looks increasingly like his career will be one of unfulfilled potential.

His latest hamstring injury, the second he has had this season, is going to keep him out for months, and according to Fabrizio Romano, writing in his column for Caughtoffside, Chelsea are very worried about his future.

“A final decision on whether or not the full-back will undergo surgery will be made within the next few days — that’s the plan internally,” he wrote in his exclusive SubStack column.

“Make no mistake though, for sure Chelsea are worried. They want James to be in the best possible condition to perform at the highest levels — the player wants the same, but this is not the case at the moment.

“Chelsea are in talks with medical specialists about how to help and prevent this issue from becoming an even bigger problem. Everybody hopes James can come back even stronger.”

We’re not surprised – we’re worried too. We’ve been in denial over the last few years, telling ourselves it was a combination of bad luck and a lack of cover for James that was causing the endless injuries.

But this season has shown it’s worse than that. James had not been overplayed or overexerted when he went down against Everton – he had played only a couple of times in the previous couple of weeks.

Surgery or not, we’re as worried as the club are about his future.