Football Insider has learned that Chelsea are desperate to keep Reece James at the club amid reported interest from Real Madrid.
But Chelsea don’t want to lose the right-back and made him club captain earlier this summer.wages of £250,000-a-week at Stamford Bridge.
He is currently on the treatment table with a hamstring problem he sustained in the season-opening draw against Liverpool early in August.James has the faith of club chiefs despite his persistent injury issues, which saw him play just 16 Premier League games in the 2022-23 campaign. Malo Gusto has deputised for James at right-back, starting in each of the last three Premier League games.
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