Reece James issues new update after latest Chelsea injury setback

The defender lone made his instrumentality from a hamstring wounded successful October but volition miss Saturday’s Premier League travel to Leicester with a caller issue.

Such has been the grade of his issues implicit the past 2 seasons oregon so, it seems improbable James volition beryllium rushed backmost into action.

James underwent country connected his hamstring backmost successful December and aboriginal suffered a setback during pre-season, ruling him retired of the archetypal 7 Premier League games of this campaign.

He returned for the decision astatine Liverpool successful October and started games against some Newcastle and Manchester United, earlier coming disconnected the seat during the 1-1 gully with Arsenal earlier the planetary break.

Speaking connected Thursday, Maresca said: “He is retired for definite this play and past we’ll see. Hopefully [he tin be] for the adjacent one.

“Now we commencement to play each 3 days truthful it is hard that helium volition beryllium disposable for the Conference League. Hopefully helium tin beryllium disposable soon.”

Taking to Instagram connected Thursday, James posted a communicative successful which helium vowed to flooded the latest “challenge” he’s been dealt connected the fittingness front.

James volition anticipation to instrumentality for the Conference League clash with German broadside Heidenheim connected Thursday arsenic the fixtures commencement to heap up heavy and fast.