Antonio Conte has a smile as wide as a Cheshire cat at the moment, with his Chelsea side currently sitting in pole position in the race for the Premier League title.
It has been a remarkable start for the Italian boss, with many expecting him to take time to adapt into life managing a club in English football.
The Chelsea supporters here in the Transfer Tavern have spent several late night’s celebrating their team’s impressive start to the campaign, drinking the landlord out of cider at one point following a big session.
With Conte possessing a squad on the large side, he could choose to let some of his players out on loan during the January transfer window and Tavern writer Lee Clarke takes a look at two players who could leave Stamford Bridge on a temporary basis in the coming weeks.
Ruben Loftus-Cheek
The Chelsea youngster doesn’t yet look capable of holding down a regular place in Antonio Conte’s side and a move to a club where he would get used to playing each week would do him the world of good.
Loftus-Cheek has shown glimpses of promise when he has played, but his opportunities are all too frequent at present.
One Chelsea fan is enjoying a glass of the Tavern’s house red wine and he thinks that Loftus-Cheek should go on loan to a club in the Premier League to learn the physical demands of the top flight.
Nathaniel Chalobah
The Chelsea midfielder has been with the club for many years, rising through the youth ranks to play first-team football for the Blues.
His four appearances this season under Conte suggests that the Italian boss is willing to take a chance on some of the club’s academy prospects and that can only be a good thing for English football.
Our resident DJ is here in the Tavern and he says that right now Chalobah is not quite good enough to start regular for the Blues, stating that a loan move would do his confidence and strength the world of good.
Chelsea fans, do you agree that these players need to go out on loan? Who else should go with them? Let us know in the comments below!!!
