Callum Hudson-Odoi unlikely to join Borussia Dortmund this summer

8 Aug 2022 17:35 BST
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Callum Hudson-Odoi playing for Chelsea in pre-season — © ProShots

Callum Hudson-Odoi’s move to Borussia Dortmund is very unlikely to transpire, leaving the door open for Leicester or Southampton, FootballTransfers understands.

The Chelsea winger has been linked with the Bundesliga side in a push for more game-time but sources in Germany have informed us that the club cannot afford him, even on loan.

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Edin Terzic’s club have already splashed out some €91 million this window and are in need of a short-term replacement for Sebastien Haller, who was diagnosed with a malignant tumour.

Reports have suggested that Hudson-Odoi may be another new addition this summer - but that would only work if the attacker was ready to accept a big reduction of his salary or if Chelsea kept paying the majority of his wages, something that’s deemed unlikely.

Furthermore, Dortmund are in greater need of bringing in new players for other positions, in particular at wing-back.

Struggling for game-time

Hudson-Odoi has struggled to break into the first-team at Chelsea under Thomas Tuchel.

The Blues are weighing up whether to sell the youngster - with the 21-year-old not even on the bench as Chelsea travelled to Goodison Park for their 1-0 victory over Everton in their first Premier League game of the season.

Leicester and Southampton are two of the clubs keen on adding Hudson-Odoi to their ranks on loan.

The player, who came through the Chelsea academy, has been out of sorts since he sustained a serious Achilles injury in 2019 - the same year he earned a bumper five-year deal.

Tuchel said of the player’s form in October last year: “There a turning point? Okay, he needs to prove it. He needs to play the next 250 games on the highest level and then that was the turning point. But is it a turning point if he does a brilliant match tomorrow? No.

“It’s only a turning point if he makes it a turning point – and only if he does not only do one good match, one good half, 60 good minutes, but if he does it consistently. It’s as easy as that with every player.”

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