Rio Ferdinand praised Reece James ahead of Chelsea's clash against Real Madrid in the Champions League. Chelsea face the Los Blancos with Reece James back on the starting line up. The young Englishman has been suffering from injury for the last three weeks and Chelsea fans have been waiting for his return. Rio Ferdinand was in discussion with Joe Cole and Steve McManaman on BT Sports when he praised the young England defender.
Ferdinand said: "Reece James man, what a fantastic footballer. He’s the modern-day fullback, we talk about Trent Alexander-Arnold, he’s right up there with him. You can’t split them really, they bring so much to the game. I think Reece will bring more goals, but look at the passing man."
In their last meeting, James was not involved at all but he started against Real Madrid for the first time. This will be the time for him to prove Ferdinand right and produce in to the final third. He has arguably been the missing piece to the puzzle after suffering from long term back to back injuries this calendar year.
