Transfer News: Maurizio Sarri wants this Chelsea outcast at Lazio

Transfer News: Maurizio Sarri wants Chelsea midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek at Lazio

According to transfer news from Metro, former Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri wants Ruben Loftus-Cheek at Lazio. The Italian is likely to take over the Rome based club and wants the Chelsea midfielder to be his first signing.

The 25-year-old, once regarded as the next biggest thing to come out of the Chelsea youth academy, has had his progress derailed by a serious injury. Having hardly played in the 2019-20 season, Loftus-Cheek secured a loan transfer to Fulham in the summer window of 2020.

While he has been able to work back to full fitness and get regular game time at Craven Cottage, Loftus-Cheek hasn’t exactly stood out and made people take note of his performances. The midfielder has managed 32 games in all competition, scoring one goal in the process.

With the season now over, Loftus-Cheek is back at Cobham and his future is still up in the air. Amidst this limbo, a familiar face could offer him a way out. Maurizio Sarri is all but sure of taking over at Lazio and has asked their owner for the Chelsea man as his first signing.

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Loftus-Cheek flourished in Sarri’s sole season at Chelsea and a reunion could be on the cards. He will find it hard to break into Tuchel’s side given that the likes of N’Golo Kante, Jorginho, Mateo Kovacic, Billy Gilmour and Mason Mount are all well ahead of him in the pecking order. Letting him leave for Lazio might not hurt the club much in that regard.