It is both a surprise and it isn’t. Young Englishman with Ghanaian roots (and possibly soon-to-be Ghana international) Callum Hudson-Odoi has reportedly told Chelsea that he wants to leave Stamford Bridge this summer.After he was left out of their squad at Everton, and with a host of clubs showing an interest in him, the 21-year-old allegedly requested from the club to let him go. At least on loan.Hudson-Odoi started just 11 games in the Premier League last term as his campaign was scuppered by an Achilles injury that meant he did not feature from the start of March onwards.Now fit and available, he was not even included in the squad for Chelsea’s opening weekend away win at Everton on Saturday, suggesting that he is not in Thomas Tuchel’s plans.Sturdy Everton crack from the spot – Jorginho wins three points for the London BluesAccording to Sky Sports, European heavyweights Juventus and Borussia Dortmund have shown an interest in taking the winger on loan, along with two Premier League clubs. The pair could be Leicester and Southampton, who have been named by The Guardian as teams who have also shortlisted Hudson-Odoi.”I want to be playing as much as possible,” the 21-year-old told Chelsea’s official website last month. “Regular football brings out the consistency so I want to just keep playing and playing as much as I can.”Hudson-Odoi has also previously been targeted by German champions Bayern Munich in 2019, but the move failed to materialise.Tuchel opted to name Mason Mount and Raheem Sterling in his starting line-up as Chelsea won 1-0 at Goodison Park on Saturday, with Christian Pulisic and Hakim Ziyech both making the bench ahead of Hudson-Odoi.BREAKING! Callum Hudson-Odoi has told Chelsea that he wants to leave the club in search of regular first-team football⚠️pic.twitter.com/tcNVYmbFjh— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) August 7, 2022 Ever since making his first-team debut for Chelsea in January 2018, the winger has found it difficult to establish himself as a regular in the starting eleven.Marcos Alonso was also left out of the squad as he tries to push through a move to Barcelona.Hudson-Odoi has hinted at switching his allegiance to Ghana ahead of this year’s World Cup, despite earning three caps for England in the past.With the tournament just three months away, it appears that he wants to get out on the pitch and prove himself, which could give him the opportunity to feature in Qatar.##NAJAVA_MECA_6548836##
