The agent of Chelsea star Ruben Loftus-Cheek has, on Friday, supplied a contemporary perception into his consumer’s future at Stamford Bridge.
Current weeks, in fact, have seen hypothesis start to mount that midfielder Loftus-Cheek may very well be in line for a contemporary summer season departure from west London.
RLC endured one thing of a hit-and-miss marketing campaign with Chelsea in 2021/22, racking up a decent 39 appearances throughout all competitions.
Lower than half of those outings, although, got here within the type of begins, culminating in contemporary chatter within the media of late that these ready of energy at Stamford Bridge might choose to money in on the membership’s academy product within the case of an affordable provide being tabled.
And one such membership, in flip, tipped as a possible touchdown spot comes within the type of Lazio.
Murmurs have begun to unfold that Maurizio Sarri could be eager to reunite with Loftus-Cheek within the Italian capital, amid ongoing hypothesis surrounding the way forward for the Biancocelesti’s star midfielder, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
ROME, ITALY – 2022/04/24: Lazio midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic controls the ball through the Serie A soccer match between SS Lazio and AC Milan.
Milan received 2-1. (Picture by Antonio Balasco/KONTROLAB/LightRocket through Getty Pictures)
Talking on Friday, it subsequently got here as little shock when the topic of his consumer’s Serie A hyperlinks have been put to none aside from Loftus-Cheek’s agent.
Throughout an interview with Italian outlet Tuttosport, although, Jonathan Barnett was fast to shoot down rumours of a possible Sarri reunion, hinting that RLC’s focus stays firmly on all issues Chelsea:
“He and [Maurizio] Sarri have a wonderful relationship, however for the second there’s nothing [with Lazio].”
“Regardless of the membership being in a transformative section [owing to a change in ownership], Chelsea are nonetheless a prime membership. It’s tough to depart such a membership.”
Ruben Loftus-Cheek’s agent, Jonathan Barnett:
“Regardless of the membership being in a transformative section [owing to a change in ownership], #Chelsea are nonetheless a prime membership. It’s tough to depart such a membership.”
[@tuttosport via @insidefutbol]
— Absolute Chelsea (@AbsoluteChelsea) May 27, 2022
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