Liam Rosenior gives damage replace on Reece James

Chelsea have been dealt a serious damage blow after Liam Rosenior confirmed Reece James suffered a hamstring damage in final weekend’s conflict in opposition to Newcastle United.

James, who just lately signed a six-year contract extension, has largely stayed injury-free this season after being rigorously managed by Chelsea following a number of disrupted campaigns.

Nonetheless, the England worldwide now seems to have suffered what seems like his tenth hamstring setback since December 2020.

He was absent from an open coaching session on Monday involving the remainder of the Blues squad forward of their UEFA Champions League last-16 second-leg encounter with Paris Saint-Germain.

His absence arrived solely two days after the 26-year-old accomplished the total 90 minutes through the membership’s 1-0 defeat to Newcastle on Saturday.

No exact restoration timeline has been confirmed, however Rosenior suggests it might take some time earlier than he returns to the sector.

Consequently, the right-back can also be unavailable for England’s upcoming worldwide fixtures later this month, with Thomas Tuchel set to disclose his squad on Friday.

Talking in his pre-PSG press convention, Chelsea boss Rosenior stated:

‘He felt one thing in his hamstring on the finish of the sport in opposition to Newcastle. It’s actually irritating and a disappointing one for us. We don’t know the total extent for us, however it guidelines him out for tomorrow.’

Blow

When requested if it may very well be a critical damage, Rosenior added:

‘It may very well be [weeks]. With a hamstring damage, it’s by no means nice. And for Reece, hopefully, we will simply get him scanned, we will discover out the total extent, after which we all know extra.

‘As a result of clearly we all know what an necessary participant he’s, what an necessary chief he’s within the group. He’s our captain.’

James has now suffered 10 separate hamstring accidents since 2020, with the right-back having already missed 136 matches throughout his skilled profession due to numerous health and damage issues.

Chelsea and the participant have spent the previous few seasons rigorously managing his minutes to restrict bodily pressure. Earlier than this newest concern, he had been unavailable for under 5 fixtures through the 2025–26 marketing campaign.

Elsewhere, the Blues are additionally coping with absences involving Jamie Gittens, Filip Jorgensen, and Levi Colwill. In the meantime, fellow right-back Malo Gusto missed the session resulting from sickness, leaving uncertainty over whether or not he shall be slot in time for Tuesday’s encounter with Paris Saint-Germain.

There was some optimistic information, nonetheless, as Brazilian attacker Estevao Willian returned to coaching and may very well be in rivalry.