Chelsea

Reece James has suffered another injury after missing the 2022 World Cup for England. Chelsea might have no choice but to sign a replacement.

This isn’t the first time Chelsea have been linked with a high-calibre right back with James already at the club. He can play in any team in the world, so any team would miss him.” It was only a matter of months ago that James signed a new six-year contract extension to keep him at the club until 2028. “We will have to wait for the next 24-48 hours. However, a knee injury sidelined James for the tournament and now he faces another period on the sidelines after the resumption of the Premier James had played only 50 minutes of the Boxing Day fixture against Bournemouth when he signalled to the Stamford Bridge that he couldn’t continue.

PL giants eye breakout World Cup star... but it will come at a big cost.

“The win and the goals will hopefully give us confidence going forward. “2022 has been the toughest year to date,” James said on Twitter. “We are going to give our best in the next games to get on a run and this is a fantastic start for us.”

Chelsea have agreed a deal with Norweigian club Molde FK for the transfer of 20-year-old striker David Datro Fofana.

He also scored four goals in 10 appearances in the Europa League conference qualifiers and main tournament this campaign. 1 for a reported fee of $13.15 million (£10.93m). [Kai Havertz](https://www.espn.com.au/football/player/_/id/231182/Kai-Havertz) played as striker for Potter's side with [Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang](https://www.espn.com.au/football/player/_/id/122260/Pierre-Emerick-Aubameyang) dropped to the bench. The London club are eighth in the Premier League and have scored the fewest number of goals of any side in the top 10. [Chelsea](/football/team?id=363) have agreed a deal with Norwegian club Molde FK for the transfer of 20-year-old striker [David Datro Fofana](https://www.espn.com.au/football/player/_/id/301047/David-Datro-Fofana), the Premier League side announced on Wednesday. [Armando Broja](https://www.espn.com.au/football/player/_/id/291535/Armando-Broja) is set for a spell on the sidelines after being stretchered off during a friendly defeat against [Aston Villa](/football/team?id=362) in Abu Dhabi.

Chelsea has agreed a deal to sign striker David Datro Fofana from Molde on 1 January, with the Blues reportedly paying £10.5 million ($18.7 million) for the ...

Now David Datro Fofana is ready for a new adventure in England and the Premier League. "Molde Football Club thanks David Datro Fofana for his efforts, and wishes him the best of luck at Chelsea." [WATCH Chelsea TV on beIN SPORTS

Chelsea manager Graham Potter was in no mood to address reports that Monaco centre-back Benoit Badiashile is a top January transfer target.

After narrowly missing out on Jules Kounde in the last window, they appear keen to bring in a different up-and-coming centre-back, with 21-year-old Badiashile now the subject of interest. "There are lots of people who get linked to this club and I’d be wasting your time and mine if I responded to every one. [transfer window](https://www.goal.com/en/news/january-2023-transfer-window-open-close-deadline-day-date-time/bltb99379184fdf0f86).

Chelsea have agreed a deal to sign striker David Datro Fofana from Norwegian side Molde. The Ivory Coast international, who celebrated his 20th birthday ...

"Fofana has previously revealed that he wanted to follow in the footsteps of Chelsea legend Didier Drogba, and that the Premier League was his big dream. Now David Datro Fofana is ready for a new adventure in England and the Premier League. A statement from the Norwegian club said that Fofana was looking forward to following in the footsteps of his Chelsea idol.

WHAT HAPPENED? James started the 2-0 victory over Bournemouth in his first competitive appearance since suffering a serious knee injury against AC Milan in ...

The right-back will undergo tests on his knee to get a clearer picture of the extent of the injury. James started the 2-0 victory over Bournemouth in his first competitive appearance since suffering a serious knee injury against AC Milan in the Champions League on October 11. WHAT THEY SAID: James wrote on Twitter: "2022 has been the toughest year to date.

Chelsea have reportedly offered Benfica over £106m for Argentina World Cup star Enzo Fernandez, who has also been linked with Manchester United.

Fernandez led all players for touches (118), successful passes (77) and tackles (10) in the World Cup final against France. [Fernandez has been keen to quash the multitude of rumours](https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/fernandez-responds-liverpool-man-utd-transfer-links-after-world-cup-heroics-argentina/blt428987551c9d8826) surrounding his potential exit from Benfica. The Blues' current offer puts them in pole position for one of Europe's hottest properties, as he has also been [heavily linked with Premier League rivals Manchester United and Liverpool](https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/always-ready-lijnders-liverpool-prepared-january-transfers-links-argentina-fernandez/bltc7492188ed84b0ed) this month.

Goals from Kai Havertz and Mason Mount gave Chelsea a first Premier League win since mid-October as the home side accounted for Bournemouth on Tuesday.

The plan was to play 60 minutes today, so now he's disappointed, of course. "He is a world-class player. "It's the same area, so we are concerned," Potter said, as quoted by BBC Sport. "It's really too soon. He appeared to feel a twinge after beating Bournemouth's Jaidon Anthony to the ball and he immediately signalled to the bench. [WATCH Chelsea TV on beIN SPORTS

Reece James, a Chelsea defender who missed the World Cup due to a knee injury, left his comeback match for Chelsea against Bournemouth after 53 minutes due ...

The views expressed here are that of the respective authors/ entities and do not represent the views of Economic Times (ET). [Reece James](/topic/reece-james)has been placed on the 12-week injury list after suffering a setback against [Bournemouth](/topic/bournemouth)on Tuesday. In the coming month, Chelsea will play Manchester City, James made an amazing comeback to competitive play after being sidelined since October 11 with a knee problem that necessitated surgery, but it was cut short after 53 minutes. After leaving Stamford Bridge on Wednesday wearing a knee brace, [James](/topic/james)got a scan, the findings of which confirmed the severity of the injury. [Fulham](/topic/fulham), [Crystal Palace](/topic/crystal-palace), and Liverpool, beginning with a trip to [Nottingham Forest](/topic/nottingham-forest)on New Year's Day.