Chelsea defender Reece James is nearing a go back from the injury that has stored him sidelined for the reason that Blues' final healthy of 2021.
The England worldwide become compelled off within the 1-1 draw with Brighton at Stamford Bridge on 29 December and scans discovered he had torn his hamstring.
James joined longer-time period absentee Ben Chilwell in the treatment room, and Thomas Tuchel's aspect have sorely ignored their marauding wing-backs inside the weeks considering that - winning just as soon as in the Premier League and efficiently seeing their name undertaking ended by using dropped factors against Liverpool, Man City and Brighton all over again.
However, in line with The Athletic, certainly one of Chelsea's standout performers this season will quickly be again to enhance Tuchel's stretched squad.
James has been placed via individual education drills as he seems to accumulate fitness, and the report claims the membership's coaches are concentrated on a go back to institution schooling in less than two weeks.
That could imply the 22-12 months-old might be lower back in time to take part inside the Blues' rescheduled Club World Cup marketing campaign in Abu Dhabi, which receives underway on Wednesday nine February. However, the FA Cup fourth round tie towards Plymouth four days earlier - Chelsea's final recreation before they fly out to the UAE - will probably come too quickly.
The wing-back have to also be suit and available for the first leg of the Champions League closing sixteen tie against Lille and the Carabao Cup final against Liverpool later in February.
James had been in scintillating form before his harm, scoring 5 times and laying on six greater from his wide-right role in Tuchel's three-at-the-returned device. His go back is timely as Chelsea maintain to fight in four cup competitions.
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