Chelsea to gamble on Hudson-Odoi signing new contract after Lampard arrival as they reject fresh bid in excess of £22.4m from Bayern Munich
BAYERN MUNICH have come back with another bid for Chelsea wonderkid Callum Hudson-Odoi. The Blues turned down a £22.4million offer for the 18-year-old from the Bundesliga champions earlier this week. But Bayern are not taking no for an answer despite that knockback and their failure to land the England international with much larger bids in […]
BAYERN MUNICH have come back with another bid for Chelsea wonderkid Callum Hudson-Odoi.
The Blues turned down a £22.4million offer for the 18-year-old from the Bundesliga champions earlier this week.
But Bayern are not taking no for an answer despite that knockback and their failure to land the England international with much larger bids in the January transfer window.
The size of the new offer is not known but will be well short of the £40m the German giants were willing to pay just a few months ago.
Chelsea are taking a calculated gamble as Hudson-Odoi enters the final year of his contract.
The club is hopeful the player will sign a new five-year deal once a new manager is in place at Stamford Bridge.
The Blues are currently serving a two-window transfer ban and, although they have appealed, as things stand they would not be able to replace Hudson-Odoi.
Having already lost winger Eden Hazard to Real Madrid, Chelsea are willing to take the chance that Hudson-Odoi leaves them for nothing next summer.
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The player himself is recovering from the Achilles injury that ended his season and is on target to be back in action in September.
Meanwhile, Chelsea are reportedly closing on a £40m deal for Mateo Kovacic, even though he failed to impress under Maurizio Sarri last season.
The Blues are able to buy the Real Madrid midfielder despite the ban because his loan move was agreed last year.