News about Ruben Loftus-Cheek

KIERAN GILL IN CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA: Atletico Madrid have had a £33.7million bid accepted for Gallagher, who joined Chelsea at the age of six. He is set to become the latest academy starlet to be sold since the current ownership took over, after Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Mason Mount , Ian Maatsen, Billy Gilmour , Callum Hudson-Odoi, Omari Hutchinson and Lewis Hall. Trevoh Chalobah and Armando Broja may follow Gallagher out of the Cobham exit this summer also.

MATT BARLOW: Bradford City's week was marked by victory, but it will take much more to regain confidence at Valley Parade. Thousands of loyal and long-suffering supporters have been evicted as the season comes to an end, with Harrogate Town being ranked halfway down the fourth tier in a gruesome new local rivalry. Leeds United, on the other hand, are further into the distance, with sights on returning to the Premier League in the future. Bradford has spent five years in League Two. There is still a chance of a late play-off, but it will require a more drastic reversal of form.

After the midfielder struck twice in AC Milan's Europa League play-off match against Rennes on Thursday evening, Owen Hargreaves applauded Ruben Loftus-Cheek's decision to leave Chelsea. The 28-year-old Blues academy graduate left his boyhood club as a result of Stamford Bridge's summer exodus, which saw a number of former first-team starters sell to offset the club's mammoth transfer window investment. Loftus-Cheek has settled in Milan and has emerged as a regular fixture under Stefano Pioli, alongside Olivier Giroud, Christian Pulisic, and Fikayo Tomori.

Newcastle has been put to the Champions League for the second time, while Manchester United will face Bayern Munich in Group A of Group A and Group B of Group B, while holders Man City will face RB Leipzig in Group G of Group A of Group A of the Champions League Group A. The final draws for Group A of the 2023-24 Champions League began on Thursday night in Monaco, with all 32 qualifiers finding their fates for the forthcoming competition. With all of Europe's top sides playing, it is likely to be a fierce match for all clubs, but Group F, which includes Paris Saint-Germain and Borussia Dortmund, AC Milan, and Premier League Newcastle, is certain to be a 'group of death.'

Chelsea has wasted little time in the first 19 months of the Todd Boehly era's chief eyebrow-raisers. Chelsea has ripped up the rule book in recent 12 months, whether it be breaking the British transfer record twice in as many windows, attracting a whopping 27 new players, splashing close to £1 billion, or selling three key midfielders to direct rivals. But it is not so much about who is walking through the door to rapturous fanfares as much as who has been sold with blatant disregard that is the most interesting part of Chelsea's mystery.

BOLOGNA 0-2 MILAN: AC Milan's latest signing Christian Pulisic lit the way for a successful start to Serie A with a 2-0 win over Bologna on Monday, despite the American's second goal. Following his arrival in Italy from a rocky start at Chelsea, contributing to Milan's early opener, Olivier Giroud, and finally finding the net himself, the forward got off to a promising start in Italy. 'I always knew Pulisic was a natural performer,' Milan manager Stefano Pioli told DAZN. 'I had a phone call with him before he signed that it was clear that he was adding a lot of quality to the team.'

Following their 3-1 victory over a young Blues side, Aldershot's National League team took a cheeky dig at Chelsea. Although the first-team stars of Stamford Bridge are on tour in the United States, a Blues XI made up of club children against Aldershot at the club's Recreation Ground. Chelsea took the lead through academy star Ronnie Stutter just two minutes into the game, but Aldershot went on to win the game thanks to goals from Kwame Thomas, Lorent Tolaj, and Jack Barham. Aldershot commemorated their triumph by trolling them on Twitter, rubbing salt into their wounds from the side five leagues above them in the football pyramid. The National League team tweeted: 'A cool win over mid-table opposition on Saturday,' despite a surprise victory.'

'For me, he may be one of the best midfielders in the Premier League and Europe.' Brighton boss Roberto De Zerbi was charmed by Moises Caicedo's natural charisma, but it didn't take long - just a month in fact. When speaking back in October, Caicedo said, 'He's a top player with and without the ball.' 'There are some players who are naturally gifted with the ball, but not so good in defensive spaces.' 'Others in the defensive space are top, but with the ball, there are some issues,' I don't see anything not at the top level with Caicedo. He has no limit.'

Tiemoue Bakayoko is one of 13 players rumoured to leave Chelsea on June 30. The 28-year-old joined the Blues from AS Monaco in 2017 and was a regular player during his first season with the club. Bakayoko made 43 appearances in the 2017-2018 campaign before being turned away on loan for the remainder of his stay at Stamford Bridge. The midfielder appeared with AC Milan, a stint at Napoli, and a return to his old club Monaco for a single season.

Ruben Loftus-Cheek's move to AC Milan is apparently in jeopardy, with the Italian club having second thoughts due to the midfielder's age. The Englishman was said to have already signed contracts with the Rossoneri, but Gianluca Di Marzio now claims that the Serie A team has pumped the brakes. Chelsea were selling out for £21 million for the 27-year-old, but Milan is now questioning whether he is too old, despite being said to be the prime minister for a footballer.

N'Golo Kante, a Chelsea midfielder, has undergone a medical in London ahead of his transfer to Al-Ittihad, a Saudi Arabian side. Mail Sport first announced that a delegation from the Middle East club was in London on Tuesday evening to go beyond the terms of a two-year contract worth £86 million-per-season. Kante had been in talks over a new contract with Chelsea, but talks stalled, and he is now expected to leave the club at the end of the month, with his deal due to expiration.

SIMON JONES: Chelsea midfielder N'Golo Kante is close to deciding terms to join Al Ittihad, according to SIMON JONES. On Tuesday evening, a Saudi Arabian delegation arrived in London to go through the terms of the contract, which is expected to be worth around £86 million per year. At the end of this month, the 32-year-old will be a free agent, and has been given a deal until 2025.

Chelsea's N'Golo Kante is expected to remain in west London, but Saudi Arabian sides are on tenterhooks to lure the Frenchman into a move. Kante is widely known as one of the best central midfielders in the country, but with his new contract with Stamford Bridge this summer, his future is uncertain. According to reports, Al-Ittihad has been invited to London to hold discussions with the player's entourage.

Following the arrival of Mauricio Pochettino, who's remit, among other things, is to trim the fat of a bloated squad, Madrid's interest in Havertz is the latest in a line of articles comparing clubs to high-level talent at Stamford Bridge. The German international arrived in 2020 for an eye-watering price of £76 million, and he may well be joining Mason Mount, Mateo Kovacic, and Ruben Loftus-Cheek on their way out of the club this summer.

Chelsea's season has almost ended this season after losing to Real Madrid this week, allowing the club to begin sorting out their squad for 2023-24. The Blues were forced out of Europe competition after losing by a 2-0 loss at home on Tuesday night, a week earlier, with the same scoreline. Chelsea's bloated first-team squad has been one of the season's biggest concerns.

Chelsea will face Real Madrid in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final match on Tuesday, with the Blues trailing 2-0 after their 10-man showing at the Santiago Bernabeu. Chelsea is considering offsetting some of their best assets at the end of the season, as American co-owner Todd Boehly struggles to find balancing the books following a difficult debut year.

According to Chelsea owner Todd Boehly, the west London club is planning to sell at least eight players in an attempt to balance the bank's books. Boehly and the club's hierarchy will deal with a bloated squad and its spiraling wage bill, as well as reported losses of £121.3 million for the 2021/22 financial year.

Chelsea's near £600 million investment on players since last summer may mean they will fall foul of UEFA's new Financial Fair Play (FFP) legislation as soon as next season. If they miss out on qualifying for next season's Champions League, the likelihood of them getting themselves into regulatory trouble will rise even more. If that's the case, it's almost impossible to see them not falling foul of the rules unless they offload this summer to reduce the spiraling wage bill and raise £150 million to £200 million in transfer income. The new UEFA FFP guidelines state that the amount a club invests on net player acquisitions (spending minus income), plus salaries, and plus agents' fees must not exceed 90 percent of any club's income from next season.

The Premier League has been off the radio until Christmas as the World Cup engulfs the football world and takes center stage. However, although many of us are enjoying the 32-team extravaganza in Qatar, Premier League clubs are still doing everything possible to make the most of the break from now until its return on Boxing Day. Sportsmail looks at what every Premier League club needs during the World Cup break whether your squad is flying high and getting off to a winning start or struggling at the bottom.

Ruben Loftus-Cheek has given advice on coping with injuries with tennis player Andy Murray. Loftus-Cheek, Chelsea's resurgent midfielder, and Murray - a tennis fan - and Murray have all suffered from injury that has interrupted their careers. I went to see Andy train and play at Surbiton in the summer,' Loftus-Cheek said. I'm a huge fan of tennis. We had a chat and it was helpful to see how he sees himself and his work as well as the injuries that delayed him from doing it.' He had a major hip that he still struggles with a little, so it was useful to compare careers.'

Chelsea legend Rio Ferdinand has lauded Graham Potter for selecting "seven young English bodies" for Chelsea's 3-0 victory over AC Milan. Reece James, Gareth Southgate's favorite right back, scored the Blues' final goal and caused Milan to have a rough night all night because of his link up with Mason Mount and Raheem Sterling. Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Ben Chilwell, Conor Gallagher, Trevor Chalobah, James, Mount, and Sterling were all on the field, with Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Ben Chilwell, Conor Gallagher, Trevor Chalobah, James, and Sterling all getting on the field.

Reece James, Wesley Fofana, and Raheem Sterling were among the first Blues players to pay their respects after new coach Todd Boehly sacked him just seven games into the season and 100 days since replacing Roman Abramovich. Chelsea is sixth in the Premier League and have gotten off to a rocky start to their Champions League debut, with Tuchel dismissing them just hours after their humiliating 1-0 loss to Dinamo Zagreb, his 100th match in charge. It was not just those three people who paid their respects to the 2021 Champions League's winning head coach, but goalkeeping team Kepa Arrizabalaga and Edouard Mendy were keen to thank him.

Following Todd Boehly's £4.25 billion takeover in May, Thomas Tuchel has been the new Chelsea figure to be given the axe. Marina Granovskaia, CEO Guy Laurence, and technical and performance advisor Petr Cech will all be following the German manager, who served 100 days under Boehly.

Chelsea has made a move for PSV Eindhoven midfielder Ibrahim Sangare. After the 24-year-old signed a new five-year deal with the Economist giants, the west London club sank off in their quest for the midfield anchor three weeks ago. However, the Blues have since revived their hope of luring Sangare to Stamford Bridge ahead of the summer season, eager to improve Thomas Tuchel's injury-plagued engine room.