Loftus-Cheek has been told that he should consider himself a significant member of Chelsea’s senior squad but has played only 62 minutes in the Premier League

Ruben Loftus-Cheek is keen to explore the possibility of a loan move away from Chelsea in January after growing disillusioned with the amount of game time he has been given this season.

The England Under-21 midfielder will not be short of offers and he has attracted interest from elsewhere in the Barclays Premier League, the SkyBet Championship and European clubs in the past few months, but it remains to be seen whether José Mourinho will sanction his departure.

Loftus-Cheek was told that he should consider himself a significant member of Chelsea’s senior squad this season after making his full debut for the club towards the end of the last campaign, but despite that pledge his playing time has been severely limited.

The 19-year-old has played