Stamford Bridge has never witnessed such an earthquake as in the last year and a half and it will take some time for the Blues to rise up and stand firmly on their feet. One of the pillars of Chelsea’s stability must be a proper captain to succeed Cesar Azpiicueta. Reece James’ ambition is to become skipper of ‘his club’ Chelsea as new head coach Mauricio Pochettino weighs up who will follow in Spaniard’s footsteps.James’ dad Nigel has spoken about his son’s long-term hopes at a time when the armband is up for grabs at Chelsea.##NAJAVA_MECA_7363391##Defender Azpilicueta’s exit last week has left a vacancy with academy product James earmarked to at some point follow in the footsteps of his fellow right back and lead Chelsea on a permanent basis.‘Reece is a top player so I’m sure most clubs would want to sign him but right now I don’t see anything changing”, Nigel said while discussing James’s aims on The Beautiful Game Podcast, having emerged as a player in Real Madrid’s sights.‘He is a Chelsea player and until, if Chelsea want to sell him, it’s like anything. If a club do not want to work with you anymore and for some reason they want to get rid of you then you go.‘If they want you … he’s been there since six years of age, his ambition is to wear the armband and captain the side and it broke his heart the season we have had just gone.‘Coming off the pitch, losing games, it really hurt him. I’m sure it hurt a lot of players. I can’t speak for the other players all I can speak for is knowing how painful it was for my son to feel his club …’🚨 Thiago Silva is the front runner to become the new Chelsea captain. The 3 outsiders are Reece James, Kepa and Raheem Sterling, a final decision will be made later on in pre season. (@NizaarKinsella) #CFC pic.twitter.com/Jyrg2I7N9Y— Pys (@CFCPys) July 4, 2023 Pochettino was officially unveiled as Chelsea head coach last week and, among the long list of issues he has to address, the captaincy is one.‘First of all we need to build the squad and then I need to look at all the players before making a decision. I need to feel the players, feel the commitment, the character, the personality.’ Pochettino said.‘One thing is we are working with them for positive and not so positive. First of all we need to close the club and the squad and then we have many players with experience and we will decide.’
