Reece James is an 18 year old full back from the Chelsea academy who has been highly touted as a bright prospect for some time now.
He’s physically ready for the men’s game, and he made his debut on loan at Wigan on Saturday, as they began the season with a win over Sheffield Wednesday. James’ showing in particular had Latics fans very excited.
Here are some of the Tweets from Wigan fans who were clearly very impressed with the 18 year old’s performance.
https://twitter.com/ChelseaLoanArmy/status/1025779104660910080
Hard to choose,quite a few to pick from.
Must admit I was impressed with Reece James.— Colin Garner (@colingarner1) August 4, 2018
Reece James outstanding
— Danny Fields (@Fieldsy87) August 4, 2018
https://twitter.com/jordanallen40/status/1025784065255829504
Will struggle to get back in the starting 11 with how Reece James has started too
— Kieran Begg (@kbegg1995) August 4, 2018
Conclusion after pre-season: Reece James will be a belting player for Latics.
Conclusion after 15 minutes: Antonee Robinson will be a belting player for Latics.#wafc— Paul Kendrick (@PKendrickWIG) August 4, 2018
If Reece James 2.0 does not play for England at some point in the future I’ll be amazed. Looked like he’s been playing professionally for ages, he’s only 18 #wafc #cfc
— Dave (@Catterall24) August 4, 2018
