It is no longer news that chelsea winger Hudson-Odoi has handed in a transfer request and wants a move away from the Bridge to develop his career. He has been the subject of a £35m bid from Bayern Munich.
But there are other reasons that are pushing him more towards the exit than accepting a new contract.
Chelsea have been in talks with Hudson-Odoi, who has 18 months left on his contract, and want him to stay but I don’t see that happening for some obvious reasons.
“Playing time is the priority”
Although there have been reports from some quarters that he has been offered a new deal in the region of £80,000 a week, but Hudson’s camp believe more playing time is the best development for any teenager.
To make matters worse, The 18-year-old is yet to start a Premier League game at Chelsea and has only made five Chelsea starts and 14 appearances overall.
De Bruyne and mo Salah had similar experiences
Also, the possibility of displacing the trio of Williams ,Pedro and Hazard who has been Chelsea’s main talisman down the years looks very bleak and for that reason, he hasn’t gotten enough game time for the development of his career.
De Bruyne was assured of playing time shortly before signing a contract with Chelsea but six months later, he was sold to Wolfsburg for 18m pounds sold and after 18 months, you have to imagine the kind of player he turned to. City paid 55m pounds to bring him back to England.
Salah, also never had enough game time during his stint at Chelsea , making just 13 league appearances before a loan move led to an 11 million pounds transfer to Roma. His play has since improved as well as his game. He is presently scoring goals every week in England.
Hudson will look at the careers of Kelvin De Bruyne and Mohammed Salah and ask himself why shouldn’t I go the same way?
Hudson would love to follow in the footsteps of these guys to improve his career and there is no better time to make such move than now or during the summer.
Sancho and Nelson’s exploits in Germany is an inspiration
Sancho recently left Manchester City for Dortmund in 2017 and Nelson is on loan at Hoffenheim from Arsenal. Both of them have seen enough game time, thereby churning out goals and assists on a regular basis for their respective clubs. Interestingly, Sancho has been part of Gareth Southgate’s recent England squads.
I believe Hudson can do better than these lads in Germany if he signs for Bayern Munich and that is exactly what he is thinking about. The ability is there to be seen by everyone.
Chelsea’s Young players hardly break into the first team
Chelsea’s academy is one of Europe’s best in terms of facilities and coaching but what is the point of having a youth academy without the intent to promote them to your first team?
Hudson will feel he can achieve that in Germany too. He has the physical and technical ability to play at the highest level.
Roman Abramovich is a man that demands quick success and has never been patient even with the best of managers in the game. With this pressure , it is difficult for a manager to give playing time to youth. This is also the case with Hudson Odoi and Maurizo sarri. The Teenager understands he won’t get the playing time he deserves under such a circumstance.
Further more, during this transfer window, Chelsea have paid £58m to Borussia Dortmund for 20-year-old forward Christian Pulisic, who will join them next season and this is a player that can play on both flanks like Hudson which will further increase the competition for places in the team. This move will make him feel the situation will be worse off if he signs.
Although, Chelsea is not the only top club faced with similar situation. many top clubs in Europe find it difficult to give enough playing time to teenagers , Hudson’s case is quite different especially when a big club like Bayern Munich openly want you. It plays on your head as a young footballer aspiring to conquer the world.
From the look of things, he might prefer to run down his contract rather than sign a new one. For the good of both parties, Chelsea must cash on him or lose him for free.
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