Chelsea defender Reece James could be set for a spell on the sidelines following an injury picked up in the Champions League against AC Milan. football.london understands the knee injury sustained by the wing-back is worse than initially feared and the England international now faces a race to be fit for the World Cup in Qatar.
Speaking in his pre-match press conference on Friday, Graham Potter revealed James was due to see a specialist in the coming days. "He's due to see a specialist at the weekend so until we get that information there's not too much I can add unfortunately," the Blues boss said. "The rest would just be speculation from my perspective so we'll wait and see."
James has enjoyed a fine start to the 2022/23 season and already has two goals and two assists to his name in all competitions, sharing those between the Premier League and the Champions League. He has played seven Premier League games this year, although only six were 90 minutes with the Englishman forced off after 18 minutes against Wolves with a knock.
