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title: "Loftus-Cheek wants regular game time next season"
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author: "Ryan Darby"
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published: "2018-06-21T11:12:17Z"
modified: "2018-06-21T11:12:17Z"
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# Loftus-Cheek wants regular game time next season

Chelsea youngster and England international Ruben Loftus-Cheek says he needs to be playing regularly next season.

As reported by the [Telegraph](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-cup/2018/06/20/ruben-loftus-cheek-not-prepared-chelsea-reserve-next-season/), Loftus-Cheek was clear in his ambitions, be that at Chelsea or elsewhere.

Having earned a place in the international set-up, the 22-year-old knows he has to be playing to stay in the mix for a place in Gareth Southgate’s squads beyond the World Cup.

> I want to play. That’s the key for me next season regarding where I end up. I want to play. I want to play as much as I can. And even this past season just gone I didn’t play as much as I would have liked to because of injuries. So I still feel I need a proper season of playing, wherever it is.

![Alex Morton/Getty Images Sport](https://cdn.readeverything.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/977994596.jpg)

The midfielder impressed during the latter stages of the season on loan at Crystal Palace and also caught the eye when coming off the bench for England against Tunisia.

Loftus-Cheek is [reportedly](https://twitter.com/MirrorFootball/status/1009733675192340480) set to be rewarded with a start against Panama on Sunday in England’s second group game.

The player’s rise has prompted Chelsea fans to urge the club to give him a place in the first-team squad next season.