Ruben Loftus-Cheek: Milan’s top transfer target
Ruben Loftus-Cheek as we look at the profile of Milan’s top transfer target this Summer who is on the verge of a move to the Serie A giant.
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Milan are close to sign top transfer Loftus-Cheek
According to multiple trusted sources, Rossoneri are now in concrete talks to sign the Chelsea’s want-away midfielder.
The English man has been given limited game time with a humble total of 18 starts this season in the Premier League.
Loftus-Cheek is believed to be willing to take a cut in his paycheck as he has just one year remaining on his contract as Chelsea are looking to trim their bloated squad this summer.
Milan has been Chelsea’s good partnership in the transfer market, having signed Fiyako Tomori from the London club.
Milan’s defender and Loftus-Cheek’s former teammate Tomori is also understood to be encouraging him to join him at the San Siro.
Ruben Loftus-Cheek profile: Milan’s top transfer target
- NAME: Ruben Loftus-Cheek
- NATIONAL TEAM: England
- PLACE OF BIRTH:London, England
- POSITION:Midfielder
- DOB:23 January, 1996 (age 27)
- HEIGHT:1.91m (6 ft 3 in)
- DEBUT:10 December, 2014
It was no one else but the ‘Special One’ Jose Mourinho who handed Loftus-Cheek his debut in 2014 in a Champions League game against Sporting Lisbon in December 2014.
He had his first taste of Premier League action when he came on as a late substitute in our 1-1 draw against Manchester City at the end of January.
However, it was Antonio Conte who discovered the English man’s versatility as the Italian identified him as striker in a two-man attack.
Then the 27-year-old got his best season under Maurizio Sarri’s stewardship, having scored 10 goals in 40 appearances in all competitions, including a maiden Chelsea hat-trick against BATE Borisov in the Europa League.
Loftus-Cheek’s strength has always been his physicality as he stands at 1.91m while the versatility allows him to be featured as a midfielder, attacker or right wing-back when required.
2020/21 is the season sees Loftus-Cheek got be a regular name for The Blues, having played 31 games for first team.