AC Milan have uploaded a video starring Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Fikayo Tomori driving around the city of Los Angeles, and some funny background was revealed about their discussions over the summer.
Loftus-Cheek and Tomori have been friends for many years given they both came through the academy at Chelsea and graduated to the first team ranks, and they were reunited this summer after a couple of years apart.
The centre-back was the first to make the move during the 2020-21 season, joining on an initial loan deal from Chelsea that became permanent six months later. Then it was the midfielder’s turn, as he signed a four-year contract in the summer window that has just closed.
Milan uploaded a video on their Dailymotion channel which dates back to the summer tour of the USA, and it features the two Cobham graduates speaking about several topics including their chats before Loftus-Cheek’s move took place.
Loftus-Cheek: “Now the climate here in LA is similar to what it was in Milan, it was very hot there too.”
Tomori: “It’s hot here but in Milan it feels like hell, the air is hot.”
Loftus-Cheek: “Training in Milan in the heat was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done. It’s hard to breathe. There is no respite from the heat, not even in the shade.”
Tomori: “The way we met was special, because we all had different eras. You would get on the bus until someone picked us up. You got on at the stop after me, you were always the last to get on.
“You went straight to train at the gym. And at the time you only arrived by bus. In your group there were people your age and people who weren’t. Everyone trained in different groups.
“And when you got back on the bus because you were a kid you asked: and how old are you? 9, 10? And you just made friends like that. Just starting to talk rubbish, we were being silly on the bus, talking about the game, school, training.
“So the journey went by quickly. How long did it actually last? 45 minutes? Yeah, 45 minutes to get to know each other. But you were just being stupid on the bus, just talking nonsense.
“And now we are at Milan. Do you remember the first time you wrote to me about Milan? And I thought: Why are you asking me about Milan?
“We talked about it at the beginning of the season, more or less about the international break. I thought you wanted to come to Milan just for a break, a city break.
“I said: ‘It’s a nice city, the weather is better…’ Then I didn’t hear from you again. And then you messaged me again later like ‘What’s the league like?’ How is Serie A? And I thought… Ruben, why are you asking me about the league?!”
Loftus-Cheek: “I remember, because I couldn’t tell you we were speaking. And then I just left it.”
Tomori: “And the worst thing is that you said something, I replied and then you just didn’t reply.”
Loftus-Cheek: “And then I told you I was coming and you thought I was joking.”
Tomori: “Oh yes. But it was the way you said it, so up front. ‘I’m coming’, and I was like shut up. And you reiterated: ‘I’m coming.’ And I’m like, ‘Really?’ I’m gonna wait, I’m gonna wait.”
Loftus-Cheek: “Yes, but you still didn’t believe me though.”
Tomori: “Yes, I didn’t believe you. Then I remember, when it started coming out on the internet. People were asking me, and I was like: ‘You lot, I’m not even gonna lie. Yeah Ruben is English and that, and he asked me a bit, and he said to me he’s probably gonna come, but I don’t believe him. I just wanna to be honest, I don’t believe it’.
“I just didn’t believe it yet. Then all my friends are asking me: ‘Is Ruben coming?’ Even Tammy [Abraham] is like: ‘Yo, is Ruben coming?’. Bro, I don’t know, I don’t know if I can take it seriously or not.
“I remember! I said: ‘We start preseason training 10th of July, am I gonna see you?”
Loftus-Cheek: “I remember, you said: ‘So I’m gonna see you on the 10th?’ And I said yes.”
Tomori: “And I thought, how long will this guy keep this up for? How long can he really keep this up for?”
Loftus-Cheek: “You know, my Italian is getting better. I’ve done no lessons since we got to LA.”
Tomori: “I’ll give you until Christmas, I don’t want to translate for you anymore ”
Tomori: “We went from the bus that took us to train in the youth team to the Chelsea first team. And now… Milan. That’s crazy right?”
Loftus-Cheek: “You know something else? I’m learning a different language, it’s crazy.”
Lotus stay.
That buffalo Tomori please take your bus back to London