While he is still dealing with a hamstring problem, Chelsea defender Reece James has suffered another injury. According to The Sun, the new incident could delay the Englishman’s planned return.

James has had frequent injury problems.

James is a product of Chelsea’s own training academy. He has barely contributed to the club in the past two years due to constant health problems. Last December, James even had to have surgery to repair his hamstring.

After recovering, James played a few games for Chelsea on their pre-season tour of the US last summer. Unfortunately, he was injured again shortly afterwards and has yet to play a single minute for the Blues in the 2024/25 season.

The 24-year-old defender has been unlucky as he has recently suffered a muscle-related problem while his hamstring is still sore. Although James has not suffered a recurrence of the injury, Chelsea doctors have confirmed that the number 24 will be out longer than expected.

According to statistics, last season James only played 10 matches for Chelsea in the Premier League alone. In the 2022/23 season, the number of times he appeared in the number 1 playground in the foggy country is also quite modest (16).

Because James was too vulnerable and did not play enough at club level, he was not named in the England squad for EURO 2024 by coach Gareth Southgate . This was a successful tournament for the Three Lions as coach Southgate took his team all the way to the final.