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It's now or never for Ruben Loftus-Cheek at Chelsea: Injury hell and several loan spells have curtailed his Stamford Bridge career... but Thomas Tuchel has compared him to Michael Ballack, so can the midfielder make the most of his chance this season?

Ruben Loftus-Cheek enjoyed an emboldening start to his Chelsea career but with the 2021-22 season underway the midfielder finds himself staring down the barrel of last chance saloon.

Loftus-Cheek was a thrilling prospect for the Blues when he became the first academy product to break through since John Terry in 2014.

However, cursed with injuries and loan spells the Englishman hasn't lived up to his early promise.

Ruben Loftus-Cheek's (left) Chelsea career has been curtailed by injuries and loan spells

In May 2019, Loftus-Cheek's Chelsea career appeared to be taking off.

The central midfielder had finally broken into the Blues' first team under Maurizio Sarri and had seemingly cemented his spot as a bona fide regular starter.