No decision should be made on Loftus-Cheek future till after Chelsea’s busy spell

ESPN are reporting that Ruben Loftus-Cheek could leave Chelsea on loan, but won’t be sold.

That’s excellent news, for many reasons.

Firstly because we believe in Ruben. We’ve seen how good he can be and want to see more of it. The majority of Chelsea fans believe he has what it takes to be top quality.

There’s also a more cynical reason – as we saw at Crystal Palace last year, the midfielder is likely to massively boost his value once he proves himself over a longer period.

If we sell now, with him not having seen the field in months, we sell him at his least valuable point.

We’re about to come up to the busiest part of the season. There is an intense batch of games coming up and we will be able to see just how much our young hope gets on the field. If it’s still an issue in January, we can think about it again then.

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