Mauricio Pochettino affords optimistic health replace on Reece James after Chelsea’s pre-season win over Wrexham

• Chelsea beat Wrexham 5-0
• James set to hitch squad quickly
• Pochettino excited after watching Nkunku

WHAT HAPPENED? The Blues began their United States tour in model as they registered a convincing win over the League Two aspect. In what was Pochettino’s first sport in cost, Ian Maatsen scored twice within the first half whereas Conor Gallagher, Ben Chilwell and Christopher Nkunku had been on course after the break. Nevertheless, they needed to take to the sphere with out the providers of James who didn’t fly with the squad as a result of sickness. The England worldwide additionally underwent a scan on a knee drawback earlier than the journey.

Nevertheless, the right-back has posted an Instagram story captioned “c you quickly” together with an American flag emoji to point that he can be crossing the Atlantic to hitch his team-mates.

WHAT THEY SAID: Pochettino provided an replace on the defender’s availability after the win and mentioned: “He’s flying quickly and he’s going to hitch the workforce quickly.”

THE BIGGER PICTURE: The Argentine supervisor was happy with new signing Nkunku after the ahead scored an unimaginable objective after rounding goalkeeper Rob Lainton within the dying embers of the sport. Nevertheless, Pochettino revealed that he doesn’t plan to make use of the French worldwide as a No. 9 however was compelled to take action in opposition to Wrexham as he had restricted choices at his disposal.

“Crucial now’s to get emotions, beginning to play once more after the vacations. All of the gamers got here at totally different ranges and now it’s about placing all of them at comparable ranges. I believe for the chance at this time and the totally different gamers we have now out there and I believe it’s a place we determine at this time… we solely have Jackson and him with the chance to play as a striker,” he acknowledged.

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WHAT NEXT? After a powerful win over Wrexham, Chelsea can be again in motion in opposition to Brighton on Saturday at Lincoln Monetary Discipline within the Premier League Summer time Sequence.