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Loftus-Cheek hoping to become Chelsea's next Lampard as he outlines role ambition

The Blues star has operated as a playmaker for the most part in his senior career to date, but he sees himself becoming a box-to-box midfielder

Ruben Loftus-Cheek believes he can become a box-to-box midfielder for Chelsea and England in the Frank Lampard mould.

At 23 years of age, a Stamford Bridge academy graduate is still working on his game.

He is seen as a creative playmaker for the most part, with his physicality and technical ability considered to make him perfect for a creative post.

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Loftus-Cheek is, however, of the opinion that he can become an all-action member of the engine room for club and country, with there the potential to follow in the footsteps of iconic figures such as Lampard.