Chelsea are scared of losing Callum Hudson-Odoi on the cheap - after watching Jadon Sancho tear up the Bundesliga. Sancho left Manchester City to sign for Borussia Dortmund for £8million in search of first-team football and he’s enjoyed a spectacular start in Germany. Bayern Munich missed out on Sancho themselves and now want to sign Chelsea’s 18-year-old whizkid Hudson-Odoi. But Chelsea are well aware of how Sancho has lit up the Bundesliga and they want a sky-high price for the talent. Chelsea have already rejected a £20m offer and they value him closer to £40m.
German expert Raphael Honigstein told the Transfer Talk podcast: “It’s a lot of money for someone who hasn’t started a Premier League game yet. “There’s a couple of things that have conspired to make this happen. First of all, after Jadon Sancho, anyone on the Premier League side of the fence is worried they will lose the next Sancho for too little money. “Sancho was effectively able to run down his contract and went for absolute peanuts and the story could happen again with Hudson-Odoi. “Chelsea are thinking, we won’t be stupid and will extract maximum value for a guy who in 12 months, like Jadon Sancho, could be worth double. You can understand they they are doing it.
“From Bayern’s point of view, they feel that having missed out on Sancho - they did talk to him and tried very hard but he chose Dortmund - they can’t afford to lose out on the next big young talent in international football. “He would fit the bill as far as pace and power on the wing is confirmed with Franck Ribery and Arjen Robben being phased out and a new frontline will emerge from the flanks.”
Hudson-Odoi, who has 18 months left on his current contract, made his first Premier League appearance of the season as sub against Watford on Boxing Day. However, he was taken off in the same game after struggling with a hamstring injury. The player is understood to want to move to Germany to get more regular first-team football.
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