Chelsea midfielder Cesare Casadei admits he looks up to teammate Ruben Loftus-Cheek as a role model.

Casadei has just come off a record-breaking tournament as Italy's U20 World Cup captain.

Asked about his heroes, he told Sportweek: "Kakà and Ronaldinho. I was in love with their way of playing, with how they managed to have fun with the ball at their feet.

"The strongest In my role? (Fede) Valverde from Real Madrid. And Loftus-Cheek from Chelsea, perhaps the one I feel closest to in terms of physical and technical characteristics.

"I trained with him in the first team at Chelsea, before moving on to Reading."