Ruben Loftus-Cheek And Ben Chilwell 'Ready' For Chelsea Pre-Season After Cobham Return

Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Ben Chilwell have both returned to training at Chelsea in good spirits ahead of their upcoming pre-season tour.

The Blues will be flying to the United States to play three friendlies ahead of the new season, featuring against Club America, Charlotte FC and Arsenal across two weeks.

It will spell the beginning of a new campaign at Stamford Bridge, with the club setting their sights on more success in the coming months.

Some members of the squad have already come back from their holidays and begun their preparations for the new campaign, with a mix of first team players and loanees arriving back at Cobham on Saturday.

Two of them appeared ready to go as they made their return to training, with Loftus-Cheek and Chilwell preparing to set off for the USA next week.

The former filmed himself and his teammate walking out onto the pitches at Cobham, opening with: "Chilly's back,” with the defender then replying with: “We’re back.”

"We're feeling good, feeling ready,” the midfielder confirmed before asking Chilwell: “Feeling ready, Chilly?"

He responded with: "I'm feeling ready, bro. You?"

Loftus-Cheek revealed: “I’m ready”, with the duo then ending the video with a “Let’s go!” as they made their way to training.

Both players had very different seasons for Chelsea last term, but they could be set to play key roles for the club next season, with a Premier League title challenge set to be one of their aims for the upcoming campaign.

There was speculation last summer that Loftus-Cheek would leave Stamford Bridge either on loan or on a permanent deal, but he remained a part of Thomas Tuchel’s squad and contributed well to the side.

He featured a total of 40 times for the Blues across all competitions with his only goal coming in the FA Cup semi-final against Crystal Palace, the side he went on loan to in the 2017/18 season.

It was his first goal for the club since 2019, and it proved crucial in helping them reach the final of the competition for the third season in a row.

On the other hand, Chilwell spent the majority of the campaign on the sidelines through injury.

The 25-year-old enjoyed a strong start to the season as he netted three goals in 12 appearances, but an ACL injury in the Champions League clash against Juventus in November would see him absent from the side for nearly six months, with the defender coming off the bench to play the remaining minutes against Watford on the final day.