EXCLUSIVE: Chelsea want Hudson-Odoi sale with Forest favourites

Jacque Talbot

• Updated: 3 Jul 2023 12:45 BST
• 3 min read

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Chelsea want to sell Callum Hudson-Odoi permanently this summer, while Nottingham Forest are among the favourites to land him.

We are told that Steve Cooper is a huge fan of the attacker, having worked with him at the Under-17s World Cup. It is thought that if any deal is struck it will not be until later in the summer window.

Chelsea are looking for around £20million for the player and are reluctant to make his departure a loan.

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Forest are wanting to bring in the winger to bolster their attack and play alongside Brennan Johnson. The Welsh star has been linked with a string of clubs but we are told that a deal for him would be hugely unlikely.

The player signed fresh terms with the Midlands club last year, as exclusively revealed by FootballTransfers, and the club have no intent on selling him this window.

We understand the same can be said for Morgan Gibbs-White. The midfielder signed just last year for what was a club-record transfer fee of £25 million with another potential £17 million in add-ons.

Forest have no intention to sell that England Under-21s player and his price tag would be close to treble digits.

Nottingham Forest fans - feeling is that Morgan Gibbs-White will get done now. As reported a couple of months back, this one would go to the wire. Player is eager to join, may push it through. No info on bid, etc, as of yet.

— Jacque Talbot (@jac_talbot) August 5, 2022

Hudson-Odoi set to leave

Hudson-Odoi joined Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen on a season-long loan deal last year, where he featured in just 21 games, scoring one goal.

The London-born player has played 126 games for Chelsea in total, netting 16 goals for the Blues.

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Chelsea are open to offers for Hudson-Odoi as they look to revamp their squad ahead of the new season under Mauricio Pochettino.

The former Tottenham boss was officially confirmed as the club’s new manager on 1 July.