Loftus-Cheek has committed himself to the club until at least 2024.
Loftus-Cheek progressed through the Academy from the Under-8s, captaining an FA Youth Cup-winning side and winning the UEFA Youth League and Under-21 Premier League.
His long-predicted move into our men’s team began with a post-season visit to the USA when he was just 17 and he made his competitive debut in the Champions League in December 2014. That was followed by two appearances in our 2014/15 Premier League-winning campaign that season.
The following season he appeared 17 times and scored twice, against Scunthorpe in the FA Cup and then his maiden Premier League strike in a match at Aston Villa.
He has now made 72 appearances for Chelsea, scoring 12 goals, and contributed to another league title-winning campaign in 2016/17.
Having spent the 2017/18 season on loan gaining experience at top-flight Crystal Palace, 40 of his Chelsea games and 10 of the goals came last season. Those included a hat-trick in a Europa League group-stage game and an important late winner in the Premier League at Cardiff.
For England, Loftus-Cheek played through the age groups before winning his first full cap against Germany in November 2017. He was part of the England squad at the 2018 World Cup finals and has 10 international appearances to his name
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