The permanent transfer of Ruben Loftus-Cheek from Chelsea to AC Milan is now finalized.

The academy product, who joined Chelsea when he was eight years old, spent 19 years on the books at Stamford Bridge and made 155 appearances for the Blues in all competitions.

His anticipated breakout season was thwarted by a catastrophic Achilles injury during the conclusion of the 2018–19 season, and after a loan to Fulham in 2020–21, Loftus-Cheek’s Chelsea career would be limited to a squad role.

Loftus-Cheek decided to move to Milan in quest of a new beginning, where he would work with Fikayo Tomori, a former teammate from the Blues, on a four-year deal.

✍️ Ruben Loftus-Cheek ✍️

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— AC Milan (@acmilan) June 30, 2023

Kai Havertz, Mateo Kovacic, Edouard Mendy, and Kalidou Koulibaly are just a few of the players Chelsea has parted ways with this summer. Cesar Azpilicueta, who has agreed to terms with Inter, is anticipated to join them.

Al Nassr of Saudi Arabia is still interested in Hakim Ziyech, but issues raised during a physical have made his transfer uncertain.

Milan is interested in a number of Chelsea players, notably winger Christian Pulisic, so the two clubs’ business might not end here.

Pulisic has two years left on his Chelsea deal, just like Loftus-Cheek, and is free to leave the team this summer for the right price. In Serie A, the American has generated interest.

Although Chelsea is rumored to be a fan of Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan, the 27-year-old is probably too expensive for the Premier League team, who are looking for a goaltender to replace Kepa Arrizabalaga.

Ruben Loftus-Cheek has signed for AC Milan. ✍️

— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) June 30, 2023

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Following Tuesday’s 2-0 victory over AC Milan in the UEFA Champions League, Chelsea manager Graham Potter applauded his team.

Chelsea enjoyed a comfortable win against AC Milan at San Siro after former Blues defender Fikayo Tomori received an early red card. Tomori was sent off for pulling back Chelsea midfielder Mason Mount in the area, with Jorginho converting the penalty.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang doubled the lead for Potter’s side to give the Premier League club the victory over the Serie A champions.

But Chelsea and England suffered a blow in the second half when right-back Reece James limped off.

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In his post-game press conference, Potter noted that his team performed admirably against the home team. He wrote:

“To come here and win is not easy. Credit to the players. They were really good. We had a bit of luck with the opposition going down to 10 men.

“Overall, the performance was good. It’s nice to keep a clean sheet and to come away with three points is fantastic,” Potter said.

On Tomori’s red card, Potter added: “It’s hard from where I’m sitting. It looks like he had his hand on him and Mason Mount was through on goal. I need to look again clearly. It’s nice for the penalty and nice for Jorginho to score. It was a nice move to lead to it. It is what it is. Sometimes they go for you.”

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Manchester United legend, Rio Ferdinand, has spoken about Tomori’s red card in AC Milan’s loss to Chelsea in the recent UEFA Champions League.

He is adamant that referee Daniel Siebert did the right thing to send off Fikayo Tomori during Chelsea’s Champions League clash with AC Milan on Tuesday.

Ferdinand said it was indeed a red card.

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Tomori, a Chelsea youth team product, was sent off after 18 minutes as he appeared to tug Mason Mount on the shoulder inside the box.

The referee awarded a penalty which Jorginho converted to give the Blues the lead.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang doubled the lead for the Premier League side to secure all three points and make it back-to-back wins over the Italians.

“As a young defender you question how Tomori allowed himself to get into that situation,” Ferdinand said on BT Sport.

“Mount’s movement was great and it’s a foul anywhere in the pitch. The rule is the rule, it’s a red card.”

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Gareth Southgate has named his 23-man squad for England’s match against Germany at Wembley Stadium on Monday night, which excludes Liverpool and Manchester City stars.

In the biggest and perhaps most controversial omission, Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold has not been included for what is the Three Lions’ last game before November’s World Cup.

Jack Grealish of Manchester City has also been excluded, though this is due to a suspension after receiving his second yellow card of the Nations League season during the loss to Italy last Friday.

AC Milan defender Fikayo Tomori, Southampton midfielder James Ward-Prowse and West Ham forward Jarrod Bowen are the other names to have failed to make the cut.

It was anticipated that Southgate would use the Germany match to try out more inexperienced players given that England had already been demoted from the top division of the Nations League after collecting just one point in five games and failing to score from open play in any of them.

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However, this does not appear to be the case, with Alexander-Arnold now in serious danger of missing out on a place on the plane to Qatar.

The 23-year-old right-back hasn’t played for England frequently under Southgate because Kyle Walker of Manchester City, Kieran Trippier of Newcastle, and Reece James of Chelsea are ahead of him in the lineup.

Tomori’s omission has also drawn criticism, given how well the 24-year-old has performed since moving from Chelsea to Milan last year, and the struggles of more established England centre-backs like Manchester United’s Harry Maguire.

Brentford striker Ivan Toney, who was previously left out of the squad to face Italy, is one player who has been added to the squad to face Germany and could earn his first international cap.

After an incredible start to the season in which he has scored five goals and provided three assists in just eight games for the Bees, the 26-year-old was called up to England for the first time ever for the September international break.

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