Reece James admits that 2022 has been his “toughest year to date” but Chelsea hope he will be ready to return to action by the end of January.
James, who missed the World Cup due to injury earlier this year, looked distraught as he received treatment on the same knee he injured in October, during Chelsea’s 2-0 win over Bournemouth on Tuesday.
Blues boss Graham Potter had started James and planned to give him 60 minutes at Stamford Bridge on his return from injury, insisting pre-game that he was “in a good place” after the “brutal” experience of being sidelined from the finals in Qatar. But he was substituted seven minutes into the second half, and left Chelsea bracing themselves that the Three Lions ace could be set for another extended period on the sidelines.
