Chelsea doesn’t want Callum Hudson-Odoi to go anywhere, according to journalist Paul Brown.
The 21-year-old winger is currently on loan at Bayer Leverkusen, yet Brown says the west London club is against selling him permanently.
For what reason did Hudson-Odoi join Leverkusen on loan?
Under former Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel, despite being depicted as “exceptionally talented” by the German, Hudson-Odoi attempted to get a run of games.
Last season, for instance, the English youngster made only 11 beginnings in the Premier Association, however, he missed a huge chunk of the campaign because of injury.
In any case, Hudson-Odoi was not a player Tuchel vigorously depended on, with the 49-year-old not handing him a single minute of football this term preceding his loan move to Leverkusen.
The above makes it nothing unexpected that Hudson-Odoi chose to join Kick the bucket Werkself, where he has previously made seven beginnings in all competitions.
Does the thing Brown said about Hudson-Odoi and Chelsea?
While he may not currently be a piece of the club’s plans, Brown has told GIVEMESPORT that Chelsea is not keen on Hudson-Odoi leaving Stamford Extension for good.
Speaking to GMS, the journalist said: “From what I hear, given his age and the way that he can play in more than one position, Chelsea don’t want to let Hudson-Odoi go anywhere.”
Will Hudson-Odoi return to Chelsea next season?
It is certainly a chance. Graham Potter has now supplanted Tuchel in the Stamford Scaffold burrow, and he might conclude that he wants to keep the £22.5m England international in his crew.
A return in January may not even be totally off the table, with Hudson-Odoi hinting that Chelsea does have the option to review him in the winter transfer window.
“I can’t say [what will happen] because, by the day’s end, it now has nothing to do with me,” the Chelsea foundation graduate told Sky Sports when discussing the chance of an early return to west London.
Hudson-Odoi has additionally uncovered that Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly was not open to including a purchase option in the loan bargain, so it seems like the Blues want to keep hold of their attacker.
“When a club is trying to get a player [on loan], they generally want that option to purchase toward the end of the season,” Hudson-Odoi shared with the Mail on Sunday last month. “Todd was saying: ‘Listen, we want you back here.’ ”
He might need to wait for his opportunity a piece, however, Hudson-Odoi certainly hopes to have a future at Stamford Scaffold.
