Another Chelsea star now faces ‘weeks’ out injured alongside Reece James and Jamie Gittens
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25-second readChelsea confirmed the devastating news that Reece James will be missing for potentially three months after undergoing knee surgery this week – but he and Jamie Gittens are not the only injured players.
During the international break, Xabi Alonso kept some of his best players at Cobham. Cole Palmer, Joao Pedro, Moises Caicedo, Reece James and Marco Palestra all remained in London at Alonso’s behest.
Four of those five returned against Bournemouth, with Palmer, Pedro and Caicedo starting . Palestra came off the bench, but James was nowhere to be seen.
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Chelsea confirmed the devastating news that Reece James will be missing for potentially three months after undergoing knee surgery this week – but he and ...
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