When Reece James donned the captain’s armband for Chelsea and began making his mark on the england national team, the future looked very radiant for the powerful right-back. However, his career was put on ”hold” as the Englishman had to work hard and patiently just to become a contender for matchday selection.
After the 2021/22 season, a Chelsea star was heavily linked to Real Madrid. The England international was seen as a candidate to take over from the legendary Carvajal. Reece James chose to extend his contract wiht Chelsea, which later proved to be fortunate for the La Liga giant. After this, the Englishman fell into a spiral of injury breaks. now Real Madrid might be tempted to take a risk.
The 24-year-old James still holds a high status at Chelsea, but injuries over the past few seasons have made it impossible to count on the player.This season, Malo Gusto has taken on the right-back role for Maresca with great success. To put Chelsea’s James situation in perspective: Malo has already started more matches this season than Reece James has in the last two seasons.
The former England international (last match in March 2023) is considered one of the best right-backs in the world – when he is injury-free. According to TBR Football, Chelsea could end up offering James at a bargain price to Real Madrid. The price could be dropped to under £20 million to mitigate the risk for the La Liga giant,with the total price increasing as the right-back remains injury-free and available on match day.
Now the question is whether Carlo Ancelotti is willing to have another player in the squad who has been plagued by injuries this season.