Chelsea manager Frank Lampard knows Ruben Loftus-Cheek needs to play games this season, either out on loan or in his team. The 24-year-old has battled his way back from an Achilles tendon injury. Lampard maintains Loftus-Cheek is held in the highest regard at Chelsea. However, the player finds himself in a difficult position in terms of current opportunities. “I am very open with Ruben. We have had a couple of conversations in the last week. He is fit as a fiddle so he could play week in, week out. But he needs to play,” said Lampard. “He has done a lot of work now and would have been playing a lot of games earlier if it wasn’t for lockdown and Project Restart. “There is a possibility Ruben might go out (on loan) to play games. I think that would be great for him. We hold him in very high regard here, I certainly do, and that could be a good option for him. “But if it’s not the right option, he will be competitive in this squad as well because of the qualities he has. Hopefully he will be a big plus for us, so I am relaxed about it. But I want to find the best path for Ruben and I want to find the best path for us. So at the minute we will see with the week we have got ahead of us.”
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