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Chelsea captain Reece James is set to undergo surgery on his latest hamstring injury in the hope of finally overcoming a problem that has plagued his young career. James suffered his third serious hamstring issue of 2023 earlier this month and has seen a series of specialists to try and determine the cause, as well as the best possible solution for the problem. Sources have confirmed to 90min that James has sought several opinions on his hamstring s and the decision has been made to send the right-back under the knife. It is understood to have been mutually agreed by James, manager Mauricio Pochettino and club officials. James is now expected to head to Finland for an operation which will rule him out of action for up to four months. An April return would see James enter into a race against time to prove his fitness for Euro 2024, which will get underway in Germany on June 14. The Chelsea defender missed the latest World Cup because of a similar issue. James limped off once again /...

Pep Guardiola has returned to Manchester City duty after undergoing emergency back surgery in Barcelona last month. The City boss complained of "severe" pain last month before being rushed under the knife and, after a successful surgery , Guardiola remained in Spain while he recovered. With Guardiola absent, managerial duties were left to assistant Juanma Lillo, who was in the dugout for the 2-1 win over Sheffield United and 5-1 triumph over Fulham before the international break. However, Guardiola is now back at the City Football Academy and will take control of his side once again when they Travel to face in-form West Ham United on Saturday. While Lillo oversaw two victories and maintained City's perfect start to the season, the assistant did have to navigate some nervy moments against Sheffield United, conceding an equaliser in the 85th minute before Rodri struck in the dying embers to secure all three points. The victory over Fulham was clearly more comfortable al...