Chelsea have reassured Ruben Loftus-Cheek he will be part of the first-team squad under Antonio Conte next season.

The club, who secured their fifth FA Youth Cup in seven years with a 4-2 aggregate win over Manchester City last night, are determined to make the most of the talent graduating from the academy.

Loftus-Cheek has made 15 appearances this term and agreed a new five-year contract in February.

But with Conte taking over after Euro 2016 and looking to spend big in the transfer market, there were doubts over whether the 20-year-old would still get an opportunity to impress and might be sent on loan.

As Standard Sport revealed yesterday, Chelsea are closing in on the £31million signing of Roma midfielder Radja Nainggolan.

The Belgium international plays in one of the positions Loftus-Cheek does, while the club are also looking at strengthening their options for the No10 spot — another role the latter has performed in.

But the Blues hierarchy want his development to continue with them and are confident he can thrive under the new boss. Loftus-Cheek is regarded by many as Chelsea’s best hope of becoming a regular since John Terry made the breakthrough in 1998.

Two other 20-year-olds who have been given a chance with the first team this season will also stay. Kenedy has made 19 appearances following a £6m transfer from Fluminense last summer and has shown promise at left-back and left-wing. Forward Bertrand Traore has appeared 13 times having spent the previous one-and-a half seasons on loan at Vitesse Arnhem.

A run of four goals in five appearances in February and March showed his potential and he also replaced Diego Costa during the second leg of their Champions League defeat to Paris St Germain.

Chelsea feel the presence of this trio is vital to encourage the younger players still coming through that they will get a chance if good enough.

Chelsea's next generation of stars who could glitter in first team 5 show all Chelsea's next generation of stars who could glitter in first team 1/5 Future stars With Chelsea's Academy stars retaining the UEFA Youth League, who will follow Ruben Loftus-Cheek's footsteps into the first team? Philipp Schmidli/Getty Images 2/5 Jake Clarke-Salter Has to be taken seriously given that captain John Terry, Chelsea’s only genuine graduate from the youth system to become a regular in the past 20 years, has tipped the defender to emulate him.



Like Terry, Clarke-Salter likes to lead by example from the back, making challenges and giving instructions to his team-mates.



Made his professional debut at Aston Villa earlier this month. Matthew Lewis/Getty Images 3/5 Ola Aina A physical and fast full-back who caught the attention of former manager Jose Mourinho and played on the pre-season tour last summer.



Aina has been at the club since he joined the Under-11s and if he stays at the Bridge could make the grade but there are doubts over his long-term future.



His contract runs out at the end of the season and Arsenal and Liverpool hope to capitalise. Julian Finney/Getty Images 4/5 Tammy Abraham A fine towering striker who can lead the line with aplomb and find the net on a regular basis.



After scoring an incredible 41 goals for the Under-18s, 19s and 21s last term, Abraham has followed it up with another 25 in the campaign so far.



Such is his progress, he is being considered for a run-out in the senior side before the end of the season. Rex 5/5 Kasey Palmer The scorer of the winning goal against PSG, which is no surprise as he is a constant threat from midfield.



Palmer’s cool finish was his 16th of the season and like club legend Frank Lampard, can score from inside and outside the box.



One concern among his coaches though is his tendency to go missing for long periods during matches. Philipp Schmidli/Getty Images 1/5 Future stars With Chelsea's Academy stars retaining the UEFA Youth League, who will follow Ruben Loftus-Cheek's footsteps into the first team? Philipp Schmidli/Getty Images 2/5 Jake Clarke-Salter Has to be taken seriously given that captain John Terry, Chelsea’s only genuine graduate from the youth system to become a regular in the past 20 years, has tipped the defender to emulate him.



Like Terry, Clarke-Salter likes to lead by example from the back, making challenges and giving instructions to his team-mates.



Made his professional debut at Aston Villa earlier this month. Matthew Lewis/Getty Images 3/5 Ola Aina A physical and fast full-back who caught the attention of former manager Jose Mourinho and played on the pre-season tour last summer.



Aina has been at the club since he joined the Under-11s and if he stays at the Bridge could make the grade but there are doubts over his long-term future.



His contract runs out at the end of the season and Arsenal and Liverpool hope to capitalise. Julian Finney/Getty Images 4/5 Tammy Abraham A fine towering striker who can lead the line with aplomb and find the net on a regular basis.



After scoring an incredible 41 goals for the Under-18s, 19s and 21s last term, Abraham has followed it up with another 25 in the campaign so far.



Such is his progress, he is being considered for a run-out in the senior side before the end of the season. Rex 5/5 Kasey Palmer The scorer of the winning goal against PSG, which is no surprise as he is a constant threat from midfield.



Palmer’s cool finish was his 16th of the season and like club legend Frank Lampard, can score from inside and outside the box.



One concern among his coaches though is his tendency to go missing for long periods during matches. Philipp Schmidli/Getty Images

Striker Dominic Solanke and defender Ola Aina are both subject of speculation as their contracts are running out, while midfielder Kyle Scott is also looking to leave. But Chelsea have not given hope of keeping them. Meanwhile, Andreas Christensen has been promised a place in the squad for the start of the 2017-18 season, when the defender’s two-year spell at Borussia Monchengladbach expires. Attacking midfielder Charly Musonda, who has been linked with Arsenal and Manchester City, is expected to stay at Real Betis for another year.

One of Chelsea’s goalscorers from the FA Youth Cup last night, Tammy Abraham, has already had a loan bid rejected by the Blues from a European club challenging for a Champions League qualification spot in January. A prolific scorer, he is tipped to compete for a striking berth one day.

Great things are also expected of Jay Dasilva and Jake Clarke-Salter. Last night they matched the achievement set by United’s Busby Babes, including Sir Bobby Charlton, of lifting the Youth Cup three times in a row.

