Bayern Munich’s pursuit of Chelsea teenager may not be over

Jamie Woodhouse
Callum Hudson-Odoi TEAMtalk

The transfer window is now CLOSED in Germany so there won’t be any move to Bayern Munich for Chelsea’s Callum Hudson-Odoi.

However, reporter Dharmesh Sheth says the transfer might yet happen in the summer.

“From Bayern’s point of view, everything seems in place for a summer move – Franck Ribery and Arjen Robben are both out of contract and Hudson-Odoi will only have 12 months left on his deal by then, which is a dangerous time for clubs.

“So there are three options – he stays and signs a new deal; he goes to Bayern in the summer; or he stays and runs down his deal, before leaving on a free next summer, but Chelsea would be loathe to let this happen.”

The rumoured exit of Hudson-Odoi was an issue which dragged on for most of the January transfer window.

The English winger handed in a transfer request earlier this week after Chelsea rejected a £35million bid from German champions Bayern Munich.

One of the brightest prospects in English football, Hudson-Odoi has been restricted to FA Cup and Europa League appearances in the main, playing only 61 minutes of Premier League football for the Blues this season.

 

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