It says much about Ruben Loftus-Cheek that he's the one Chelsea youngster of first-team age whom the club hasn't sent out on loan.
While the likes of Izzy Brown and Lewis Baker have already departed on temporary deals this summer, the midfielder has been fast-tracked to Jose Mourinho's first team.
Indeed, Mourinho himself has outlined Loftus-Cheek will be a big part of 2015/16 where Chelsea are concerned.
"Next season, Ruben Loftus-Cheek will be competing for a first-team position," the Chelsea boss explained to the media in March.
"At the moment, we are protecting him.