The January switch window remains to be a number of months away however that doesn’t cease Chelsea from planning for what they want to do to form their squad.
They’ve just lately been linked with an curiosity in Borussia Dortmund winger Jamie Gittens, who was beforehand on the books at Manchester Metropolis, for instance.
Nevertheless, Enzo Maresca and his workers might also look to maneuver gamers on from Stamford Bridge if the fitting affords are available for the perimeter gamers across the floor.
One dud who the Blues ought to look to maneuver on, regardless of his high quality when obtainable, is Reece James, amid reported curiosity in his providers from overseas.
Curiosity rising in Reece James
In response to FootballTransfers, Portuguese giants Benfica and LaLiga facet Barcelona are each in a possible swoop to signal the England worldwide in January.
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The report claims that each groups have made approaches to the right-back’s representatives with a view to persuading him to think about an exit from Stamford Bridge.
It states that physios have advised James that taking part in in a hotter local weather, equivalent to in Portugal or Spain, may assist him keep away from the recurring muscle accidents which have plagued his profession up to now – lacking 129 first-team matches for the Blues thus far.
Chelsea should now look to benefit from the curiosity from Benfica and Barcelona to lastly half methods with the 24-year-old defender, who has not provided sufficient again on the pitch to justify his vital wages.
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Reece James’ damage woes |
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|---|---|
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Season |
Video games missed |
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19/20 |
26 |
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20/21 |
9 |
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21/22 |
20 |
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22/23 |
25 |
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23/24 |
38 |
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24/25 |
11 |
The Blues defender is reportedly the highest-paid participant within the squad and earns greater than two of the workforce’s high performers – Cole Palmer and Nicolas Jackson – mixed.
How a lot Reece James earns
James is reportedly on £250k-per-week with the London giants, while Palmer (£130k-per-week) and Jackson (£100k-per-week) mixed for £230k-per-week between them.
Because the begin of final season, the English full-back has began 5 video games within the Premier League, with a return of zero objectives and two assists, and solely began 14 matches within the division within the 2022/23 marketing campaign.
James, who has recorded 22 assists in 158 video games for Chelsea, has merely not been obtainable usually sufficient to justify being the best earner on the membership on £250k-per-week, as a consequence of his constant damage points.
In the meantime, Palmer has racked up 31 objectives and 20 assists in 54 appearances and Jackson has produced 21 objectives and 9 assists in 52 video games for the Blues since they each arrived in the summertime of 2023.
These statistics present that each gamers, notably Palmer, have made a major impression on the pitch for the Premier League facet, regardless of combining to earn lower than a participant who has began 5 league matches in the identical time period.
Merely, James has develop into a legal responsibility due to his constant unavailability and that’s the reason Chelsea ought to now look to chop their losses and save tens of millions in wages by cashing in on him, amid curiosity from Benfica and Barcelona, in January.
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