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title: "Loftus-Cheek hints at Palace return after Chelsea struggles"
canonical: "https://readcrystalpalace.com/2018/09/13/loftus-cheek-hints-at-palace-return-after-chelsea-struggles/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Ryan Darby"
section: "Crystal Palace News"
published: "2018-09-13T13:15:12Z"
modified: "2018-09-13T13:15:12Z"
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# Loftus-Cheek hints at Palace return after Chelsea struggles

Crystal Palace target Ruben Loftus-Cheek has refused to deny he could re-join the club in the new year if he fails to break through at Chelsea.

[The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/sep/12/ruben-loftus-cheek-chelsea-crystal-palace?CMP=share_btn_tw) quizzed on his future and discussed the potential of a Selhurst Park return, with the England international struggling to break into the Chelsea first-team squad under new head coach Maurizio Sarri.

> Possibly but it is still far away. There are still a lot of games to play and I just have to see what happens. Right now I am at Chelsea and my focus is at Chelsea and learning at Chelsea. That is in the future and we will deal with that when it comes.

![Catherine Ivill/Getty Images Sport](https://production-354f.kxcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/09/940550410.jpg)

The midfielder, who impressed at Palace and with England over the summer, turned down moves away from Stamford Bridge in an attempt to nail down a first-team place, but that is yet to happen.

Loftus-Cheek faces a battle to break into the side with Sarri using a 4-3-3 system.

Both Jorginho and N’Golo Kante are going to be regulars under the Italian, leaving Ross Barkley, summer signing Mateo Kovacic and Loftus-Cheek battling it out for that third and final spot.