Injuries hold him back, he earns 300,000 euros a week. Chelsea coach running out of patience – Foreign leagues – Football

He is 24 years old, he is an English representative and the captain of London’s Chelsea. But the pillar of the defense Reece James was injured again.

Reece James is the captain of Chelsea, but due to injuries, he often cannot put on the armband.

According to the British media, he will definitely have to miss this weekend’s league game against Leicester City. James is incredibly unlucky with injuries, and apparently even his coach is fed up with the fact that the English representative is hardly used at all.

Chelsea’s Italian skipper Enzo Maresca told a pre-match press conference that the 24-year-old has again suffered a hamstring problem and it is the ninth time in the past five years that James has been sidelined for the same problem.

“I don’t know what to say. We only have one injured player and that is Reece James, who unfortunately felt a little pain and we don’t want to take any chances with him. He has a bit of a problem with his hamstring, I hope it’s not something long-term,” Marescu was quoted as saying by the BBC website.

“I know it’s not easy for him. But it will be much worse for me and him if he gets injured every time he comes back. You should try to avoid injuries as much as you can. But sometimes things happen even if you want to avoid them,” added Maresca.

Reece James has a contract with Chelsea until the summer of 2028 and his salary is £250,000 a week (€300,000). This amount seems like money thrown out the window considering the past years, because the English international managed to play only 241 minutes this season, compared to 482 minutes in the previous one.

The 24-year-old footballer is constantly fighting injuries, he was injured twenty times during his career. He played 162 games for Chelsea and had to miss almost the same number, 129, due to various injuries.