Reuben Loftus-Cheek close to AC Milan move as Chelsea squad overhaul continues
A move to the Serie A side for the 27-year-old is yet to be finalised.
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Your support makes all the difference.AC Milan are close to agreeing a deal to sign Reuben Loftus-Cheek from Chelsea, the PA news agency understands.
A move for the 27-year-old is yet to be finalised but the Serie A side are hopeful that it will be completed in the coming days.
It will bring to an end a near 20-year association between Chelsea and the England international, who joined the club’s academy in 2004.
He has scored 13 times in 155 appearances for the club, with 10 of those coming during the 2018-19 campaign, but struggled for game time under successive managers during the second half of last season.
He was a part of the England squad who reached the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
The club are keen to do as much outgoing transfer business as possible before June 30 so that deals can be included in financial accounts for the 2022-23 season.
N’Golo Kante and Kalidou Koulibaly have already departed to join sides in Saudi Arabia’s Professional League, with Edouard Mendy and Hakim Ziyech expected to follow them after deals were agreed.
PA understands that Kai Havertz’s £65million move to Premier League rivals Arsenal will be announced this week, with a deal also in place for Mateo Kovacic to join champions Manchester City.
Mason Mount’s future remains in doubt, with the club so far unable to come to an agreement with Manchester United over a fee for the midfielder, who has told Chelsea he wants to leave.