Chelsea captain Reece James is about to overlook “just a few weeks” after injuring his hamstring in coaching this week, Blues supervisor Mauricio Pochettino stated Friday. The 23-year-old began in Chelsea’s season-opening 1-1 draw with Liverpool at Stamford Bridge on Sunday earlier than being substituted within the 77th minute. “It is a unhappy second as a result of he is our captain,” stated Pochettino. “He was so excited and stuffed with vitality to be our captain. We’re going to assess him day-to-day.

“For certain he will (come again) stronger than he was. It is just a few weeks.”

England worldwide James’s profession has been stricken by accidents. The appropriate-back made simply 16 Premier League appearances final season.

James suffered a knee damage in October which dominated him out of England’s 2022 World Cup squad, earlier than he was sidelined for an extra 4 weeks following a recurrence of the issue throughout his first sport again in December.

He additionally missed the ultimate seven video games of Chelsea’s season with a hamstring drawback because the Blues completed twelfth.

James, who made his Blues debut in 2019 after a season on mortgage at Wigan, was made captain of the west-London membership in pre-season after fellow defender Cesar Azpilicueta left Stamford Bridge.

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