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Ruben Loftus-Cheek

Geyzer Soze

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Now we’ve got ITK on him, & there’s a link in Thursday’s Express so I guess we can have a thread on him now

It’s not long so I’ll paste it so you don’t have to open the Express link

Sources close to a possible deal have told Bundesliga expert Lee Price that the midfielder is being lined up by Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig and Bayern Munich. Newcastle, Crystal Palace and Tottenham are interested too.

Loftus-Cheek impressed in a 10-minute cameo in the win over Tunisia on Monday, winning the corner from which Harry Kane scored the added-time winner.

“Sources tell me that England World Cup star Ruben Loftus-Cheek is the latest Premier League youngster being targeted by German clubs,” Price, who has written two books on German football, told Express Sport.

“He is unsettled at Chelsea and has conceded that he may have to leave to secure first team football.

“Senior members of the hierarchy at Stamford Bridge are adamant that ‘RLC’ stays but, with the club’s managerial situation unclear, the player himself keen for a solution, and a squad needing an overhaul, he may be allowed to leave.

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/977448/Chelsea-transfer-news-Ruben-Loftus-Cheek

Take it away ...
 
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Geyzer Soze

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I’m going to be honest here. Until the Tunisia game i’d not given him a blind bit of notice. He came on, I turned to a Chelsea **** who was standing next to me and said ‘he’s one of yours isn’t he - any good?’ The **** muttered some garbled mess of words through his ill developed scraggy lager-foam stained moustache, the gist of which was ‘no he’s shit’

RLC then went on to play a blinder & change the game
 

Spurs 1961

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So where is the itk on this? Seems to me just another random name being picked out since we really have no idea who, if anyone, we are trying to buy
 

Geyzer Soze

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So where is the itk on this? Seems to me just another random name being picked out since we really have no idea who, if anyone, we are trying to buy
It’s in the ITK thread. Someone else can get it - I don’t post on nor quote from there, I value my access too much & im fucked if I’ve ever managed to figure out the rules so silence is my friend ?
 

Spurs 1961

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OK thanks I see some guesswork and his name mentioned by Trix and in a oblique way by Herc. Nothing though that suggests he is a solid target but if he is then it would be a smart move by us
 

Ron Burgundy

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There are a few players who I think would come to us and really fit the profile we’re after: young, technical, athletic, bags of promise

De Ligt, Martial and him - I think he’d be great, but I can’t see them selling him to us
 

teok

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Quality player. No idea how realistic it is though given our relationship with them though.
 

archiewasking

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There are a few players who I think would come to us and really fit the profile we’re after: young, technical, athletic, bags of promise

De Ligt, Martial and him - I think he’d be great, but I can’t see them selling him to us

Sadly you're right. My Chelsea supporting son loves him and thinks he should be starting games for them ahead of Willian and Pedro. He's not wrong. I hope he starts against Panama, we need that in midfield.
 

coy-spurs1882

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is he far better than winks and onomah though? apart from that, as many of you mentioned, very unlikely to happen considered that its chelski
 

Keefo

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Always thought he was a bit overrated but he proved my wrong last season-all he needed was some game time to show his true potential.Doubt this happens but if it does then what a player we've got in our hands.
 

daryl hannah

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Of course I'd love Jorginho or de Jong - or even Shelvey (minus the personality). One of those guys could spray passes around and do the defensive work in an attractive way. But if we have to be 'cute' in CM, RLC wouldn't be a bad purchase at all. I'd be for it. Positive thoughts.
 

Ron Burgundy

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is he far better than winks and onomah though? apart from that, as many of you mentioned, very unlikely to happen considered that its chelski

Different and Probably a level above Onomah, talented though he is - he still needs to find his position doesn’t he?

I’d say Winks at his best is not miles off, but a very different style of player. They could even play together in a three. Worries about Winks’ injuries and subsequent loss of form though. We need to bolster midfield and he ticks a lot of boxes
 

thefierycamel

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Different and Probably a level above Onomah, talented though he is - he still needs to find his position doesn’t he?

I’d say Winks at his best is not miles off, but a very different style of player. They could even play together in a three. Worries about Winks’ injuries and subsequent loss of form though. We need to bolster midfield and he ticks a lot of boxes
Onomah at his best is better than winks at his best so that makes no sense.
 

piedpiper

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Sadly you're right. My Chelsea supporting son loves him and thinks he should be starting games for them ahead of Willian and Pedro. He's not wrong. I hope he starts against Panama, we need that in midfield.

Aren't there any orphanages that can take him in?:cautious:.
 

Ron Burgundy

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Onomah at his best is better than winks at his best so that makes no sense.

...on the basis of what exactly? A couple of stellar performances against Real in the Champs league are nothing compared to the U20 World Cup right?

I’m left totally confused by that post
 
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