James speak on January signings

Despite Chelsea splashing more than £300m in January to bring in new players, Reece James in a recent statement stressed that he hates the January transfer window.

The Blues completed moves for the likes of Enzo Fernandez, Mykhailo Mudryk, Joao Felix among other new players last month, with Fernandez setting up Felix for Chelsea’s goal against West Ham on Saturday.

While the Blues players might be excited at the prospect of new talent joining the team, James told Sky Sports News that he does not enjoy those times of the year.

He said: “You know because the January period is always so busy with many games and then you’ve got transfer noise as well and it’s just all a bit too much in one month. So I just don’t really listen to too much of it.”

“I quite enjoy playing with new players, you don’t really know what to expect from them,” James reflected.

“They all come in from different places all over the world, you know different teams, they’re all here to help at the end of the day. The quicker they’re comfortable and settled, the quicker they can help.”