It is a great interest from Real Madrid, Chelsea's position with Reece James

Reece James is Florentino Pérez's great wish to reinforce Real Madrid's right back. The Madrid president's goal is to sign the English defender in the coming years, preferably in the summer of 2025 or 2026. However, if the opportunity arises to bring his contract forward to 2024, the white club will not let it slip away. Mauricio Pochettino, Chelsea coach, is aware of Madrid's interest in his player.

Chelsea have reacted firmly to Real Madrid's possible approaches for their British defender. The player who wears number 24 in the Blue has a recent injury history that worries the merengue leaders about the viability of his signing. However, Stamford Bridge is also aware of this drawback.

"Reece James is one of the best full-backs in the world, it is key to have him back."Pochettino admits that Reece James is one of the pillars of his team and that his return with the medical discharge will allow him to regain the regular place he usually has in the London team's lineups. "We need our captain to stay fit and help the team. We are going step by step but he is a key player for us."

Pochettino, at the same time, seems to rule out a departure for Reece James. At least for now. If it was recently said that Todd Boehly would be willing to sell the '24' due to the need to balance the accounts of recent years, Mauricio Pochettino radically changes his strategy and is betting on the permanence of the first captain of the English team.

The millions that Real Madrid would have to pay

Real Madrid knows that it will not be easy to acquire the services of Reece James. He is one of the most sought-after right-backs in world football and occupies a privileged position in the Stamford Bridge dressing room. Furthermore, his market price could rise exponentially as soon as he overcomes his bad streak of injuries, despite the fact that right now it stands at a surprising 55 million euros.