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Everton 'monitoring' Ruben Loftus-Cheek (reliability: 4 stars)

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The 26-year-old has played regularly for the Blues this season, making 20 appearances across all competitions.

However, a lot of those appearances were as a right wing-back, and Loftus-Cheek is reportedly not keen on playing in that role.

Everton are light in midfield, and Frank Lampard remains a huge fan of the player he worked with at Stamford Bridge.

Loftus-Cheek's current deal with the Blues expires in 2024. With Chelsea seemingly gearing up for a squad rebuild - especially in midfield - they might have to make some tough decisions.

Midfielder or wing-back? Loftus-Cheek names his best position

 is a central midfielder, capable of operating in box-to-box and defensive roles.

 experimented with playing the Englishman as a wing-back and now 

As a result, RLC is very versatile, as shown by this Transfermarkt infographic:

So where does Rubes himself feel more comfortable?

"I am comfortable anywhere on the pitch," he told Sky Sports, "but I have always been a centre-midfielder. 

"I can affect the game with my physicality most there, when I am able to get up and down in both boxes."

'Self-confidence doesn't come from being big and tall and good looking, which he is': Tuchel on Loftus-Cheek

 must do to have a sustained spell in the 

 starting XI. The player has been at Chelsea since 2014 but his progress has not been as significant as other players in the squad.

After a brilliant performance in Chelsea's loss to Real Madrid, Tuchel addressed what Ruben needs to do, going forward:

"We knew the player all the time. It was so promising, but it was always like, will he have his breakthrough? Now, will he have his breakthrough? 

"He is at a certain age now, and he's never had his breakthrough, everybody is still waiting, still waiting for the next step and the next step.

"So for him, it's crucial, crucial, crucial to focus on the very day he is in. It can be a huge distraction to think a week ahead, two weeks ahead, or a month ahead about what can be. There could have been so much more, and it does not make sense to worry because he is where he is.

"We speak a lot about this. He is gifted to be here, and it is a huge, huge opportunity. He has everything that it takes – he wouldn't play, or we wouldn't count on him otherwise – but he has heard this for many years, maybe too much. He heard this throughout the academy levels. 

"Through the loans, everybody was telling him how good the potential is and how big a future there can be. But the future is only there if you live up to it in the present.

"He needs to trust himself. With him, it's not overconfidence with him, it's the opposite. He needs to get confidence in his body physically and his ability to do this [type of performance] not once or twice, but three, four, ten, twenty times. The next step is to do it for the third time in a row because he was excellent against Southampton [and Real Madrid]."

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Odejobi Tunde yusuf

please Evanton get him, midfielder he can't shot no assist please get him  fast

Saidi Phiri

GP, please please sell him. He does not add anything to Chelsea. He will drag you down. Or both are dragging each other down. Gone.

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Everton 'monitoring' Ruben Loftus-Cheek (reliability: 4 stars)

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