Troy Deeney: Chelsea made a strange decision on Reece James and he could be the new Jack Wilshere

Reece James faces an uncertain future in football due to his ongoing injury problems.

That's Troy Deeney's opinion after comparing James' plight to that of the former Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere, who was forced into early retirement after injuries plagued his career.

He Chelsea The captain looked set to put injury hell behind him when he returned in the Premier League defeat to Liverpool last month.

James featured in Chelsea's next three league games but disaster struck last week when manager Enzo Meresca revealed the defender had suffered an injury. new hamstring injury.

The 24-year-old has played just 654 minutes of football since being named Chelsea captain 15 months ago.

According The telegraphChelsea are nervously awaiting the results of the tests they are expected to receive in the coming days.

James is understood to be devastated by the new setback and the club is doing everything it can to support him.

Reacting to the news of James' latest hit, the former WatfordEdit Striker Deeney made a brutal assessment of the English star's current situation and criticized Chelsea's “strange” decision regarding his situation in the squad.

“The most damning thing that can be said about James Reece It's just that it surprises you when it's on a team sheet,” Deeney told talkSPORT exclusively.

“If he has injury problems, which he clearly does, it is unfortunate. Sometimes it's just the way your body is. Some people train the best they can and just fall apart.

“But he always seems to break down and I thought it was strange to name him captain if I'm totally honest for the reason that he's never fit and available.”

His recent return has shown that James still has plenty of admirers when it comes to team selection despite spending long periods on the sidelines.

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The Blues have recently signed Renato Veiga, Malo Gusto and Marc Cucurella, while Axel Disasi has also been deployed at full-back.

But Deeney is not sure how much longer James will be able to occupy a place in the starting XI with a lack of playing time and pace.

The former striker also warned that James could see his career go down a similar spiral to Wilshere's if he does not overcome his injury problems soon.

“I think he has the last chance to be at Chelsea,” he added. “Where he goes after that is a huge struggle because he could end up, on a smaller scale, in the Jack Wilshere mold, where he has to go to a Bournemouth in a pay-as-you-go type agreement.

“In two years' time he could be out of the game and it's a shame because he clearly has talent and is a very good player, but you have to be fit and available or there is no point in having all that talent.”