Slaven Bilic is eager to bolster his midfield during the January transfer window and he sounded out the possibility of signing Chelsea’s Ruben Loftus-Cheek on loan.
Initially, Chelsea were against the idea as they wanted to keep their squad intact for a title push, but according to the London Evening Standard, the Blues are now prepared to let the midfielder leave on loan for the rest of the season.
Loftus-Cheek broke into the Chelsea first-team set-up in 2015 as an 18-year-old and has been handed opportunities in the first-team by Jose Mourinho and Guus Hiddink but has found game time hard to come by under Antonio Conte, making just three appearances and playing just nine minutes of Premier League football this season.
Chelsea are sounding out offers from Championship clubs and have received an enquiry from Brighton for the England U21 international but West Ham remain interested in the player.
However, Chelsea want assurances that Loftus-Cheek will play regular first-team football, something West Ham cannot guarantee given the options they have in midfield, making a move to England’s second tier more likely.
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