Xabi Alonso reveals Reece James injury impact on Chelsea’s January transfer plans

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Xabi Alonso is confident that Reece James will be back before January and not impact Chelsea’s transfer window after successfully undergoing surgery for a knee injury.The Blues captain suffered a fresh setback ahead of the trip to Everton, ruling him out for “several weeks”. And Alonso admits the injury blow brings “disappointment” but hopes the -year-old will return during the festive period to prevent the club from dipping into the transfer market.“In the last training he had an injury, we wanted to be cautious and wait for the tests, the surgery has been successful, support him, keep him close to the team, wish him the best recovery,” Alonso said.

It's a disappointment for everyone and him.“No, I don't think so,” Alonso added when asked if the injury would push the club to sign a replacement in the January transfer window. “We expect him to be back, some weeks before, let's see, it's not exact, he doesn't have an exact timeline.

So, no.“He's a very important player, the captain, an influence, hopefully after this injury he'll be available. A Chelsea statement confirmed: “Captain Reece James has undergone successful minor knee surgery.“The 26-year-old was absent from Saturday’s 5-1 victory over Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge while medical assessments took place following the injury suffered in training.