Ruben Loftus-Cheek fuming with Chelsea for blocking summer moves from Monaco and Schalke
Ruben Loftus-Cheek has reacted angrily after Chelsea refused to let him complete a loan move this summer.
The 22-year-old midfielder had an outstanding season on loan at Crystal Palace last term and was selected in Gareth Southgates England squad for this summers World Cup.
Loftus-Cheek impressed in Russia but is now a doubt for the Three Lions upcoming Nations League clashes with Spain and Switzerland after only one substitute appearance for Chelsea so far this season.
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According to The Sun, Loftus-Cheek is furious that Chelsea blocked loan bids from Monaco and Schalke after turning down Palaces offer of a permanent move.
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Both Monaco and Schalke would have offered Loftus-Cheek regular minutes compared to Chelsea where the likes of Jorginho, NGolo Kante, Mateo Kovacic and Ross Barkley block the Englishmans path to the first-team.
Earlier this summer, Loftus-Cheek slammed Chelsea for the lack of first-team opportunities handed to youngsters from the clubs academy.
Its been so difficult to go from playing every game then get to the seniors and not be given a chance, he said.
Its really difficult mentally, theres only so long you just enjoy training with top players. From a year ago, Ive improved so much from playing. A game situation is completely different.
Its hard to compare the faith of Gareth Southgate and Roy Hodgson and my lack of chances at Chelsea because its such a big club – managers are under pressure and maybe dont want to take a chance on a young player.
I dont understand whats going on behind the scenes fully, but Chelseas a massive club and I understand why chances dont come so often.
Maurizio Sarri named Kovacic among his substitutes bench over Loftus-Cheek for Chelseas victory over Arsenal and defended his decision after the win.
It depends on the position on the pitch, the Italian explained.
I prefer to have on the bench two wingers, and only one midfielder. So it depends on this and not any other situation.
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I needed on the bench one goalkeeper, one full-back, one centre-back, maybe two midfielders and only one winger.
But [in training on Friday] I preferred vice versa, two wingers and one midfielder.
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