Ruben Loftus-Cheek has signed a new contract with AC Milan as he leaves Chelsea after 19 years, joining the piling list of Chelsea summer exits.
The homegrown Chelsea star will be the sixth Chelsea player leaving the club this summer.
Details of his transfer to AC Milan shows the Englishman will be joining the Serie A giants on a long term deal for a £16m transfer fee and £4m add-ons.
AC Milan were in contact with Chelsea since May as they tried to push a deal to sign Loftus-Cheek. Former AC Milan technical director, Paolo Maldini, who was recently sacked, spearheaded the move to sign Loftus-Cheek.
Following Maldini’s departure, it was thought AC Milan will back off from the move to sign the England international but the Rossoneri pressed on with the move as they needed replacement for Brahim Diaz, whose loan tenure expires this summer and Sandro Tonali, who was courted by Premier League side Newcastle United.
Ruben Loftus-Cheek signs AC Milan contract
Ruben Loftus-Cheek has penned down a contract with AC Milan as the club’s new player, joining from Chelsea.
He is signing a five-year contract with AC Milan and will stay at the club till 2028. Gazello Dello Sport reports former Chelsea and Lazio manager Mauricio Sarri was also interested in Loftus-Cheek but on a short term deal – a move which put Lazio on a disadvantage as the player opted for a permanent deal.
Ruben Loftus-Cheek will be leaving Chelsea after 19 years at the club, having joined the club as a teenager at the age of 8 in 2004.
He nurtured his career at Chelsea, playing for Chelsea youth for 10 years from 2004 to 2014.
The 24-year-old made his first professional debut for Chelsea in 2014 and got to a brilliant start before his career began to take a sharp downturn.
He made 103 appearances for the club throughout his career, scoring 7 goals. He had a brief loan spell at Crystal Palace in 2017/18 season and Fulham in 2020/21 season before returning to Chelsea.
In the last two seasons following his return from loan, Loftus-Cheek has played a minimal role at the club and was inevitably set to leave as Chelsea pressed on with their planned summer overhaul which has seen the likes of N’Golo Kante, Kalidou Koulibaly, Edouard Mendy, Mateo Kovacic, Kai Havertz, and Mason Mount sold out.
N’Golo Kante became the first Chelsea player to leave the club this season, joining Saudi Pro League champions Al Nassr.
Kalidou Koulibaly and Edouard Mendy also moved to Saudi Arabia, joining Al Hilal and Al Ahli respectively.
Mateo Kovacic and Kai Havertz joined Chelsea domestic rivals Manchester City and Arsenal, respectively
Loftus-Cheek is set to make the piling list of summer exits form Chelsea as AC Milan is set to announce his signing. He has won the Champions League, UEFA Super Cup, and FIFA Club World Cup with Chelsea and will be flying AC Milan colors in the Champions League next season.
