Callum Hudson-Odoi drops a bombshell as he ‘asks to leave Chelsea for regular first-team football with Juventus, Borussia Dortmund, Southampton and Leicester keen on taking the winger on loan’… after he was left out of their squad at Everton
- Callum Hudson-Odoi was not in Chelsea’s squad for their opening day fixture
- The winger missed the last three months of last season due to an Achilles injury
- But now fit and available, he reportedly wants to leave and find regular minutes
- There is said to be interest in a loan deal from the Premier League and abroad
Callum Hudson-Odoi has reportedly told Chelsea that he wants to leave Stamford Bridge this summer, with a host of clubs showing an interest in him.
The 21-year-old started just 11 games in the Premier League last term as his campaign was scuppered by an Achilles injury that meant he did not feature from the start of March onwards.
But now fit and available, he was not even included in the squad for Chelsea’s opening weekend away win at Everton on Saturday, suggesting that he is not in Thomas Tuchel‘s plans.
Callum Hudson-Odoi has reportedly told Chelsea that he wants to leave Stamford Bridge
The 21-year-old was at Goodison Park on Saturday but was not included in the matchday squad
According to Sky Sports, Hudson-Odoi has asked to leave the Blues in search of regular first-team football and his representatives have been given permission to negotiate a move.
The report adds that European heavyweights Juventus and Borussia Dortmund have shown an interest in taking the winger on loan, along with two Premier League clubs.
Those could be Southampton and Leicester, who have been named by The Guardian as teams who have also shortlisted Hudson-Odoi.
It suggests that Hudson-Odoi is not in the plans of Blues manager Thomas Tuchel this season
Borussia Dortmund and Juventus have reportedly shown interest in a loan deal for the winger
‘I want to be playing as much as possible,’ the 21-year-old told Chelsea’s official website last month. ‘Regular football brings out the consistency so I want to just keep playing and playing as much as I can.’
Hudson-Odoi has also previously been targeted by German champions Bayern Munich in 2019, but the move failed to…