HankMarvin Posted 30 May 2019 Share Posted 30 May 2019 Manchester United 'face battle with Leicester' to sign £15m Chelsea defender Reece James Manchester United lined up £15million move for Chelsea starlet Reece James Leicester are also keen on the defender who spent last season on loan at Wigan James is currently with the England Under-20 squad for the Toulon Tournament Leicester have emerged as contenders to Manchester United for the signature of young Chelsea defender Reece James, according to The Sun. The full-back, who can also play in midfield, enjoyed a stunning season on loan to Wigan in the Championship, making 43 appearances as they ended in 18th place. James has been with Chelsea since he was six years old and his progress has been rewarded with a call-up to the England Under-20 squad for this summer's Toulon Tournament. Foxes boss Brendan Rodgers is keen to bring in cover for right-back Ricardo Pereira, who impressed during his maiden Premier League campaign. Chelsea may be reluctant to part with a highly-rated prospect due to their impending transfer ban, but James could be tempted to force a move in search of regular first-team minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urban.spaceman Posted 30 May 2019 Share Posted 30 May 2019 Curious. That’s a hell of a lot for such a young player from the Championship, whose main role is in a position we have mostly covered; though according to Transfermarkt and Whoscored he’s played RB, CB, DM and CM with Wigan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HankMarvin Posted 30 May 2019 Author Share Posted 30 May 2019 14 minutes ago, urban.spaceman said: Curious. That’s a hell of a lot for such a young player from the Championship, whose main role is in a position we have mostly covered; though according to Transfermarkt and Whoscored he’s played RB, CB, DM and CM with Wigan. Foxes boss Brendan Rodgers is keen to bring in cover for right-back Ricardo Pereira, who impressed during his maiden Premier League campaign. Chelsea may be reluctant to part with a highly-rated prospect due to their impending transfer ban, but James could be tempted to force a move in search of regular first-team minutes. Probably more bs 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuna Posted 30 May 2019 Share Posted 30 May 2019 This guy isn't Matty James brother, who is also called Reece, and also played for Wigan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HankMarvin Posted 30 May 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted 30 May 2019 17 minutes ago, Tuna said: This guy isn't Matty James brother, who is also called Reece, and also played for Wigan. Could be 28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tuna Posted 30 May 2019 Popular Post Share Posted 30 May 2019 10 minutes ago, HankMarvin said: Could be I like the way the article mentions "stunning season" and "18th place" in the same sentence. 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcfc sheff Posted 30 May 2019 Share Posted 30 May 2019 He’s brilliant, I’d love us to sign him ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Flair Posted 31 May 2019 Share Posted 31 May 2019 Monster of a player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SO1 Posted 31 May 2019 Share Posted 31 May 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Ric Flair said: Monster of a player This guy gives me love and fear at the same time. Love because he looks like a player with incredible potential. Kind of like I would imagine Ricardo looking when he was younger. Fear because if Ricardo keeps on doing what I've watched him do then he's going to be a Barca/ Madrid player before long. Sorry. The river must flow. Is there anyone at this club with the potential to become the next Ricardo? Because if not we need to find a way to get this guy here and put him on ice or loan him out for a season. Damn. Check out the left foot at 4:13 Edited 31 May 2019 by SO1 left foot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Leeds Fox Posted 31 May 2019 Share Posted 31 May 2019 He is a brilliant player. Would be an excellent signing. His performance towards the end of the season against Leeds at elland road was just ridiculous. cant see Chelsea selling him though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strokes Posted 31 May 2019 Share Posted 31 May 2019 Switching Ricardo to left back, this guy is chilwell’s replacement, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Flair Posted 31 May 2019 Share Posted 31 May 2019 I think long term this lad will be a box to box central midfielder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weller54 Posted 31 May 2019 Share Posted 31 May 2019 6 hours ago, HankMarvin said: Could be That's uncanny!! Splitting image of his father! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majaco Posted 31 May 2019 Share Posted 31 May 2019 Impressive reel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StriderHiryu Posted 31 May 2019 Share Posted 31 May 2019 Would be a good signing and in line with the current club strategy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinekersApples Posted 31 May 2019 Share Posted 31 May 2019 I’d suggest he’s in line with Chelsea’s new long term strategy. They have a wealth of young talent playing in England (used to be in various leagues abroad and some still are, but most are now kept in UK) and several had impressive seasons. All they need now is a young, hungry manager who likes to play youth. Who could that be? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post weller54 Posted 31 May 2019 Popular Post Share Posted 31 May 2019 2 minutes ago, LinekersApples said: I’d suggest he’s in line with Chelsea’s new long term strategy. They have a wealth of young talent playing in England (used to be in various leagues abroad and some still are, but most are now kept in UK) and several had impressive seasons. All they need now is a young, hungry manager who likes to play youth. Who could that be? #announceclaude 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collymore Posted 31 May 2019 Share Posted 31 May 2019 6 hours ago, SO1 said: This guy gives me love and fear at the same time. Love because he looks like a player with incredible potential. Kind of like I would imagine Ricardo looking when he was younger. Fear because if Ricardo keeps on doing what I've watched him do then he's going to be a Barca/ Madrid player before long. Sorry. The river must flow. Is there anyone at this club with the potential to become the next Ricardo? Because if not we need to find a way to get this guy here and put him on ice or loan him out for a season. Damn. Check out the left foot at 4:13 It's as if you've just landed on Earth and discovered Youtube for the first time. I have a video of myself on Youtube that I have painstakingly put together from hours of footage to make myself look like a Messi Joachim hybrid. I sometime show work colleagues (sometimes a bit awkward, I have to find the right time to bring it up) and they are mightily impressed only to be very disappointed and confused when they actually see me play Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dahnsouff Posted 31 May 2019 Share Posted 31 May 2019 17 minutes ago, LinekersApples said: I’d suggest he’s in line with Chelsea’s new long term strategy. They have a wealth of young talent playing in England (used to be in various leagues abroad and some still are, but most are now kept in UK) and several had impressive seasons. All they need now is a young, hungry manager who likes to play youth. Who could that be? Puel? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMELcfc Posted 31 May 2019 Share Posted 31 May 2019 Utter bull, Chelsea won’t sell when they’ve got an embargo (except Hazard it seems), and if they did... it would be a lot more than £15million 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxFossil Posted 31 May 2019 Share Posted 31 May 2019 Could be good. Play at RB and move Pierera up into the vacant LW spot. Sounds a versatile player - upgrade on Amarty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbtcity Posted 31 May 2019 Share Posted 31 May 2019 How he only managed 3 assists is beyond me! Wigan must be the absolute pits up top 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcfc sheff Posted 31 May 2019 Share Posted 31 May 2019 Nothing wrong with having a strong back up to Ricardo, the best teams have that sort of strength in depth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Fox Posted 31 May 2019 Share Posted 31 May 2019 James Justin would be my pick tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcfc sheff Posted 31 May 2019 Share Posted 31 May 2019 Just now, Happy Fox said: James Justin would be my pick tbh Why not both Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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