Bengaluru, October 15: Chelsea midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek is unhappy with the lack of opportunities so far this season and wants to ask for a loan move in January with Arsenal as a potential option, according to reports.
The Chelsea academy graduate made his debut back in 2014-15 season under Jose Mourinho, but since then has found it hard to make it into the Blues' team. He was used as a sporadic player in Antonio Conte's first season before he was loaned out to Crystal Palace for more game-time.
The midfielder in fact had a solid campaign with Palace, it earned him a place in Gareth Southgate's World Cup squad and since then he has been tipped to make the cut at Stamford Bridge. But, that hasn't happened.
There are reports that the player rejected a move to Bundesliga outfit Schalke earlier this summer to be a regular under new boss Maurizio Sarri.
According to the Daily Mail:
— WWC and 356 others (@WorldWideChels) October 14, 2018
Ruben Loftus-Cheek will ask to leave Chelsea on loan in January after seeing his gamble to stay at Chelsea backfire under Sarri. Now, he acknowledges he will have to move again to force his way back into the international picture.
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Ruben Loftus-Cheek: "It's important for a young player to get starts in the Premier League" pic.twitter.com/LopFREBAuY
— Football Daily (@footballdaily) October 5, 2018