Reporter Matt Law has revealed that Chelsea captain Reece James will return to full training next week.
The English defender has been sidelined since he was injured in pre-season.
He has yet to make an appearance for manager Enzo Maresca, but that could soon change with the player set to return to training to make his comeback.
James impressed on his team’s pre-season tour of the United States, but injury has halted his progress under new manager Maresca, who could test him in a new invested role at the club.
Before the start of the new season, James stated that Chelsea’s goal is to qualify for the Champions League and they have shown early signs of doing so this season.
Matt Law said ‘London is blue‘ that the England right-back is set to return to training with a big boost for the Blues and Maresca.
He said: “Reece has got to be back in full training, all going well, hopefully next week. I’m always a bit wary of these, because something might happen and they decide to push it back again, but I know the hope is that Reece will return to training at some point.
“What we can be sure of is that they’re going to be very careful with him, so just because he’s back in full training you don’t necessarily expect him to come back as quickly as another player.”
There is still no expected return date for James, but the fact that he could start training soon is an encouraging sign for the Blues.
Recently on his Instagram account, James provided the update with some images that he shared with the title: “In short, I’m doing well. I hope to see you soon.”
Reece James is still a long way from returning to football
In his absence, Malo Gusto has played in the right-back position for Chelsea and has done well.
The game against Liverpool after the international break will come too soon for James and Chelsea would be very prudent to ease him back into the team.
Maresca has not yet had the luxury of playing with his captain this season and the return of James would delight the Italian coach even more.
