5 reasons why Chelsea can't let Callum Hudson-Odoi go

#5 He’s got the potential to be a world-beater

Hudson-Odoi's goal this weekend showed his potential to be a world-class player

It’s easy to label a young talent a potential world-beater, but the term seems to fit Hudson-Odoi better than most. When England’s U17 side won their World Cup tournament in 2017, even in a team chock-full of outstanding talent like Phil Foden, Morgan Gibbs-White and Jadon Sancho, Hudson-Odoi stood out as being perhaps the most exciting player in the Three Lions’ squad.

Even Maurizio Sarri himself has waxed lyrical over Hudson-Odoi’s potential, stating that “he has the potential to become a very important player, not only for English football but for European football”. That’s pretty high praise for a young talent who has only actually played a handful of senior games to date.

And even in those handful of games, Hudson-Odoi has shown flashes of incredible potential – witness his incredible goal in the FA Cup against Sheffield Wednesday, a goal reminiscent of Dennis Bergkamp’s legendary World Cup strike for the Netherlands against Argentina, albeit on a much lesser stage of course!

Essentially, Hudson-Odoi is the type of player who only comes around once in a lifetime – Chelsea would be absolutely insane to let him go, especially for a fee of between £35m and £40m. In years to come, he could be worth double or even treble that amount. For Chelsea to simply waste all that potential would be absolutely criminal – which is why they need to do all they can to avoid that.

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