Leicester City midfield enforcer, Matty James, is nearly back to full match fitness, which will come as good news for the Foxes faithful.
Long road to recovery
His return has come after a very lengthy seven months out of action. He ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament in Leicester's 2-0 win over Southampton back in May and has made a fairly speedy recovery, especially for the horrific nature of the injury. The injury came after he had featured regularly for Leicester, playing a major part in the start of the great escape.
Slow Return
It won't come as much of a surprise that the former United midfielder will be slowly integrated into the first-team. Leicester fans and Matty James himself will be happy to see the Foxes midfielder completing just over an hour for the club's under-21 side unscathed. With the under-21's playing in the international U21 cup, it's not the easiest match for James to come back to against Villarreal, however, it is quite a lot easier than the unforgiving nature of the Premier League.
The Foxes man had to undergo quite serious knee surgery during the summer, which is possibly the best time to have such a horrible injury if there ever was one.
Midfield Contest
The 24-year-old will be chomping at the bit to get back amongst the action, especially after seeing his side have such a great start to the season. The ex-England U20 representative struck up a solid partnership with last season's player of the season, Esteban Cambiasso, and after the great form of Danny Drinkwater and N'Golo Kante, Matty James might have a struggle to retake his place in the starting 11. Regardless of how well Leicester's midfielders perform this season, there's no doubt that Leicester fans will see Matty James pulling on the blue shirt of Leicester City in the near future.
