Blues midfielder hopeful of Europa League showcase in the coming weeks as he learns Maurizio Sarri’s tactics

Chelsea midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek has admitted a loan deal to Crystal Palace is still a possibility.

The Blues midfielder spent the entire 2017/18 campaign at Selhurst Park and impressed enough to earn a spot in England’s World Cup 2018 squad.

1 Chelsea ace Ruben Loftus-Cheek in action against Lyon in a pre-season friendly.

A return to the Eagles was mooted but he remained with Chelsea and is now on the fringes of new manager Maurizio Sarri’s team.

The spectre of another temporary switch looms over the player while he continues sitting on the bench.

And he admitted there is still a chance a deal could be done in January.

“Possibly but it is still far away,” Loftus-Cheek said.

“There are still a lot of games to play and I just have to see what happens. Right now I am at Chelsea and my focus is at Chelsea and learning at Chelsea. That is in the future and we will deal with that when it comes.”

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And Loftus-Cheek added he is committed to earning a bigger role by learning the tactics of Sarri, who is implementing a 4-3-3 formation at Stamford Bridge.

He said: “There are a lot of games coming up, so I think there will be more opportunities coming for players that are not playing every week. But I’m not sure when I am going to play. It is just down to me working hard in training.

“A lot of my game is based on physicality and I obviously didn’t feel my fittest against Switzerland but I will build on that. I’ve spoken a lot with Sarri in the past couple of weeks and he’s told me I need to learn tactically and his ways in training. The quicker I get that then the more opportunities I will get to play.”