Reece James is closing in on signing a new contract at Chelsea, according to various reports this morning.
There’s nobody we trust more than Matt Law on these things, and he’s dropped the latest cautious but ultimately positive update on the status of the deal.
He says that there are still some small hurdles to clear, but that basically the new contract is coming.
Still a few smallish hurdles for Chelsea to overcome on a new deal for Reece James but the expectation is it will be agreed v soon. Once agreed it will be a big pay rise and six, plus one years, committing him for the majority of his twenties #cfc
— Matt Law (@Matt_Law_DT) September 3, 2022
It will be a 6 year deal with a unilateral option to add another, continuing the trend we’ve seen under Todd Boehly of offering extra long terms.
That ties James down through the best part of his 20s, presumably by offering him mega wages to pay him the money he deserves as one of the top players in the world in his position.
There’s no reason to not do this deal now, and in fact we’ve put ourselves at real risk this summer by not doing it already.
