The midfield playmaker, a regular for the England U19 side, has already been handed his senior debut this season, coming on in the Champions League against Sporting Lisbon before also appearing from the bench against Manchester City in the Premier League.
The 19-year-old has been at the club since the age of eight and his boss has a clear vision for the youngster’s future.
'I can say now, Loftus-Cheek is to stay - and i think to stay and play'
Mourinho
Speaking ahead of this evening’s clash with PSG, Mourinho said: “At the age of 18, 19 sometimes you don’t believe that the player can go in a certain direction so you make a couple of million [selling him] and you are just happy with that. At academy level you know clearly that not everyone is going to be players for your first team.
“So sometimes if you can capitalise on that and make money in small deals you can make the money you need to invest again and again and again in the academy, to get the right talents that you bring to the first team. And [those] you bring to stay [in the first team].”
He added: “I can say now, Loftus-Cheek is to stay. To stay. And I think to stay and to play. I think next year to play not just to stay. Stay and play.”
Loftus-Cheek could be included in Sean O’Driscoll’s Young Lions squad when the U19s boss names the men tasked with qualifying for this summer’s European Championship.
England will travel to France to take on hosts Denmark and also Azerbaijan in their Elite Round qualification matches.
