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Gianfranco Zola comments push Callum Hudson-Odoi closer to Chelsea exit?

Zola comments push Hudson-Odoi closer to exit?
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Chelsea youngster Callum Hudson-Odoi's prospects of staying at Stamford Bridge have reportedly receded further in the wake of comments made by Gianfranco Zola this week.

Callum Hudson-Odoi is reportedly even less likely to sign a contract extension with Chelsea following Gianfranco Zola's comments relating to his lack of playing time earlier this week.

Blues assistant Zola insisted that the winger is 'always on the edge of the team' and has been given plenty of opportunities to impress in comparison to other 18-year-olds across Europe.

Hudson-Odoi was given just six minutes in Thursday's Europa League win over Malmo and he is expected to remain on the bench when Manchester United visit Stamford Bridge in the FA Cup on Monday, despite starting in the two previous rounds.

According to the Daily Mail, the England youth international's prospects of staying on in West London have receded ever further in the wake of Zola's comments, as the teenage attacker feels that he has been overlooked far too often this term.

Bayern Munich had three offers for Hudson-Odoi rejected in the winter window, the final one believed to be in the region of £35m, and they are expected to test Chelsea's resolve again in the summer.

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Callum Hudson-Odoi after Chelsea's FA Cup win over Sheffield Wednesday on January 27, 2019.
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