At his best, Reece James could be seen as the best right-back in the world. However, James has struggled with fitness issues since last season.

He has barely played this season, as he continues to battle injury problems.

The Chelsea captain will struggle to be part of Gareth Southgate’s plans this summer given his injury problems.

Reece James, is nearing a return to action, and while he’d have an eye on the Euros after missing the World Cup, Mauricio Pochettino is hopeful the club captain will have a part to play before the end of the season.

Pochettino has also warned the right-back to take a cautious approach with his latest recovery from injury, and forget about the Euros for now, until he gets fitter.

He said: “Our target is for him to be fit, feeling happy and well. Then we will see if there is a possibility of going to the Euros or not, or whether he is ready for the next season or he can play before we finish the season here.

“For me the most important thing for Reece is to build his confidence and his physical condition and to recover all the good things because now is not to set the target of ‘I’m going to play the last five games’ or the Euros.

“The target is for him to feel really strong and start to play when he can deal again with the competition.

“I think he will be involved before the end of the season. This is my hope but for me the priority is about him.”