This week has seen the bubbling up of rumours about Real Madrid interest in Chelsea centre back Reece James.
The right back and club captain is without doubt one of the our most talented players, although injuries have really prevented him putting together a good season for us since his breakthrough campaign.
Given he’s now on a long contract, we’ve not been too worried about him leaving, as we have all the power. But it was still interesting to get the full lowdown from Fabrizio Romano on where we stand:
“We always see rumours about Real Madrid and their appreciation for Reece James coming from the Spanish media, but guys, from what I’m hearing, it’s important to understand that Chelsea consider him a really important player for the future,” CaughtOffside columnist Romano, wrote in his exclusive Daily Briefing.
“He’s been very unlucky with injuries but everyone at the club, because he’s an English player, because he’s a very important full-back and because they believe his potential is still very big, they all want Reece James to remain part of the project.
“That’s why he’s the captain, that’s why he has the armband and that’s why Pochettino, people in the board and others at the club see Reece James as a very important player for the future at Chelsea.
“So, at the moment, the situation remains quiet and the focus of the player is also to do his best for Chelsea, which is why he signed a contract extension almost one year ago.”
So there you have it, right from the well connected horse’s mouth. James does interest them, and they’d like to sign him. But the conditions make it so difficult in the short term that we shouldn’t worry about it.
Let’s focus on keeping him fit and getting him back to his best before we start worrying too much about him moving on.
