Reece James suffers injury scare before US pre-season tour
Reece James was sent for a scan on a potential knee injury just days before Chelsea are due to head off to the United States to begin their pre-season tour. The right-back has been plagued by injuries during the past few season s, playing just 26 Premier League Game s in 2021/22 and seeing that number drop down to 16 last year, having seen his campaign ended prematurely due to a hamstring injury . James has spent the summer recovering and working on his fitness, but according to The Athletic , complained of pain in his knee during a training session in the early days of pre-season. Chelsea opted to send James for a precautionary scan on his knee which has confirmed that the injury is only 'minor'. As a result, James is still expected to head out to the United States with the rest of the squad on Monday. READ THE LATEST CHELSEA NEWS, TRANSFER RUMOURS & GOSSIP feed Chelsea opted to recruit a new right-back in January, splashing out to sign 20-year-old Malo Gusto from Lyon. T...