Chelsea boss Frank Lampard has hinted that Reece James could make the move to central midfield if he continues to improve for the Blues.
James, who plays at right-back at the moment, impressed massively on his first full-start for the Blues at the weekend.
The Blues ran out 2-0 winners against Crystal Palace, with James being superb in keeping Crystal Palace’s Wilfried Zaha at bay for the 90 minutes.
Right-back would be his favoured position, whether it be there, right wing-back or right of a three.
As he’s coming into the team, you’d see him there but he does have that all-round game that he could handle playing centrally in midfield if needs be.
At the moment we’ve got good players in there who are used to playing in there anyway, but he could always do that as he matures through his career.
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James looks to be a huge talent, and a move to central midfield couldn’t be the worst thing.
It would offer the Blues more depth in the position, and it is certainly not a thing James wouldn’t be used to.
It just shows how versatile the player is.
