Chelsea's Callum Hudson-Odoi makes summer decision

Jacque Talbot

• Updated: 2 Feb 2023 15:50 GMT
• 3 min read

Callum Hudson Odoi is unlikely to stay at Bayer Leverkusen further than his loan and wants to return to Chelsea in the summer.

Sky Germany report that the attacker has not agreed on an extension of his loan or on an obligation to buy with the Bundesliga side.

The 22-year-old is enduring poor form in Germany and it is not yet known whether Chelsea themselves will want to keep the player at Stamford Bridge when he makes a return at the end of the season.

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Hudson Odoi’s contract at Chelsea expires in 2024 and the Blues had been very active in the market this January already.

Since he joined Leverkusen in the summer, Hudson Odoi has played 17 times for Leverkusen, where he’s provided one assist once in the league. He also scored once in the Champions League in their 2-2 draw against Atletico Madrid.

But this year he’s only played only 15 minutes in Leverkusen’s first game back. He also played against Bochum, earning a starting place, but did not perform well.

Hudson Odoi had previously attracted interest from Bayern Munich while The Guardian report that Arsenal are keen on the player too,

Chelsea's summer overhaul

Chelsea agreed a deal to sign Christopher Nkunku from RB Leipzig in the summer to bolster their attacking intent, The same publication also says they are willing to listen to offers for Christian Pulisic, Kalidou Koulibaly, Mateo Kovacic and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Romelu Lukaku remains on loan at Inter but it's not clear whether they would want him for another season.

Manchester City have been linked with Ben Chilwell and Conor Gallagher could be forced to consider his options after no club made an attempt to sign him in January.

The club are trying to agree on a new deal with Mason Mount, who has interest from Liverpool with 18 months left on his contract.