That's the opinion of BBC pundit Garth Crooks, who has been surprised by the England pair's recent good form.
Writing in his weekly team of the week column, Crooks picked both Chelsea midfielders for his XI.
Barkley, 24, scored his third goal of the season and added two assists as Maurizio Sarri's men ran riot at Burnley.
Loftus-Cheek followed up his Europa League hat-trick with a late goal, after coming on after half an hour for Pedro.
And former Tottenham striker Crooks, 60, reckons the midfield duo will save Chelsea big bucks in the near future.
On Loftus-Cheek, Crooks wrote: "What a week this lad has had: A hat-trick on Thursday in the Europa League against BATE Borisov and another fabulous goal against Burnley as Chelsea brushed aside their opponents.
"Manager Maurizio Sarri was masterful in his response when asked about starting Loftus-Cheek at Turf Moor. 'My problem is that I can only pick 11 players,' he said with a smirk.
"Nevertheless, Sarri brought on the England international after 30 minutes in place of Pedro and didn't regret it.
"I thought Loftus-Cheek should never have returned to Stamford Bridge after his loan spell at Crystal Palace last season but if he carries on like this he could be their future."
He added about Barkley: "I honestly thought that Barkley was out of his depth when he went to Chelsea from Everton – but having seen the progress he has made this season under Sarri, I am inclined to change my mind.
"The ball for Alvaro Morata to score Chelsea's opening goal was something out of the Zinedine Zidane portfolio.
"The England international is starting to look like the player I first saw taking teams apart at Everton.
"If he and Loftus-Cheek keep up their current form, Chelsea may save themselves a cool £100m."
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