Reece James is back in training with Chelsea almost two months after he picked up a hamstring injury.
The 23-year-old developed the injury in a training session in August, having featured in Chelsea’s Premier League 1-1 opener against Liverpool.
James also missed the latter half of last season’s Premier League with a hamstring problem he picked up in April.
The England international has suffered with numerous injuries during his career and was only able to make 16 Premier League appearances for Chelsea last season.
But in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, Chelsea posted a picture of James in training with the caption: “A sight to behold!”
Fans were quick to express their delight at James’ return to the training pitch.
One wrote: “OUR CAPTAIN IS BACK.”
Another added: “Haha we’re coming for the Premier League trophy.”
And one fan wrote: “Captain fantastic, better than Captain America.”
After a poor start to the season which saw Chelsea win just one out of their first six Premier League games, they recorded a convincing 2-0 win over their London rivals Fulham.
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And their season could be boosted even more by the return of their captain.
James made headlines for abusing a match official in the tunnel during Chelsea’s defeat to Aston Villa. His actions earned him a £90,000 fine and a one-match ban.
But the Chelsea captain could still be back in action before the end of October.
His one-match ban will be served when Chelsea travel to face Burnley on Saturday, although James was already due to miss that match through injury.
James will then have the duration of the international break to complete his recovery before Chelsea face Arsenal on October 21.
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