Chelsea have suffered a huge setback ahead of their second game of the season following an injury suffered by its captain, Reece James.
Chelsea reporter Nathan Gissing, the newly-appointed Blues captain, has picked up a fresh hamstring injury.
He picked up the injury in Sunday’s Premier League opener against Liverpool.
The 23-year-old played 76 minutes before pulling up and was then replaced by Frenchman Malo Gusto for his club debut.
It is claimed James is having a later scan today but the early signs are not good for the Chelsea skipper.
Chelsea have reportedly received even more bad news today on a news day that has become a very negative one for the club so far.
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First of all, it looks like Chelsea are agreeing to sell top talent Lewis Hall to Newcastle on a permanent deal, and that has annoyed many Blues fans.
Then after that, even more bad news came in as big Chelsea target Michael Olise signed a new deal with Crystal Palace despite Chelsea triggering his release clause!!
Then as if all that wasn’t bad enough, news of another hamstring injury to Reece James has surfaced via an exclusive report from reliable insider Nathan Gissing.
Things really have gone from bad to worse today for Chelsea fans and they will be hoping that after the great couple of days before today with Moises Caicedo arriving and Romeo Lavia expected to be announced anytime now, that they can get back on the positive news train after all this!!
Reece James was recently named captain of the Blues, the London club announced on their official website.
“Reece James has officially been confirmed as Chelsea Football Club’s new captain. A boyhood Blues supporter who joined our Academy at six years old, Reece was the club’s standout choice to lead us on and off the pitch this season,” reads the statement.