Chelsea are preparing to open new contract talks with Ruben Loftus-Cheek.

The Sun says the midfielder has another two years left on his current deal, but club chief Marina Granovskaia wants to sit down with the academy graduate about extending his stay at Stamford Bridge beyond 2021.

Loftus-Cheek,23, was outstanding for Chelsea in the Europa League semi-final first-leg against Eintracht Frankfurt before coming off with cramp.

And the Blues midfielder is getting back to the form he showed on loan at Crystal Palace that earned him a place in the England World Cup squad.

Chelsea want to avoid a repeat of the Callum Hudson-Odoi saga where a kid who has risen through the ranks enters the final year of his deal and having to fight to keep him at the club.