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Enzo Maresca has said Reece James is ready to play three games in a week for Chelsea after an injury-free start to the new campaign.

The club captain has been eased back into action following a succession of injuries over the last four years, but has featured in all of the Blues’ opening 10 Premier League games this season.

James has been used in midfield under Maresca, impressing in the centre of the park during the Blues’ 1-0 win over Tottenham on Saturday , to ease the Englishman’s workload, and the Chelsea head coach now says he is 100 per cent fit after a torrid spe

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