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title: "Chelsea starlet James suffers suspected ankle break"
canonical: "https://readchelsea.com/2019/06/07/chelsea-starlet-james-suffers-suspected-ankle-break/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Elliott Cuff"
section: "Chelsea News"
published: "2019-06-07T19:50:33Z"
modified: "2019-06-07T19:50:34Z"
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# Chelsea starlet James suffers suspected ankle break

Chelsea starlet Reece James has suffered an injury while on international duty, playing for England Under-20s against Chile Under-20s at the Toulon Tournament.

The 19-year old full-back was taken off on a stretcher while being given oxygen after suffering a suspected ankle break.

It will come as a bitter blow to the defender, who spent last season on loan with Wigan Athletic, with many touting James to go on to bigger and better things this season.

![Harry Trump/Getty Images Sport](https://cdn.readeverything.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/1140800861.jpg)

Several Premier League clubs were also said to be keen on signing James this summer, while those at Chelsea would like to see him push forward into the first-team.

James joins Callum Hudson-Odoi and Ruben Loftus-Cheek on the long-term injury list at Stamford Bridge, which isn’t ideal with the transfer ban still preventing the Blues from doing business this summer.