GETTY Ruben Loftus-Cheek has made only eight appearances for Chelsea

Mourinho currently has 33 men out on loan and a full-strength squad at his disposal. Yet results have not gone Chelsea's way this season and the Blues manager has come under fire in recent weeks for his failure to bring on academy products. Ruben Loftus-Cheek, 19, widely regarded as the biggest talent to come out of Chelsea's academy in years, has made just eight appearances since his Blues debut last December.

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"It's easier to get chances in smaller clubs. At big clubs, not many players his age have the opportunities he has had to start matches in the Premier League, Champions League and the cups, to be on the bench for lots of matches consecutively, living and learning with top players. "So he is having everything."