Chelsea
winger Callum Hudson-Odoi is close to agreeing a new contract at the club,
which will be worth £180,000 a week.
Bayern Munich have made four separate bids for Hudson-Odoi - the most recent
worth £22.5m - but despite the 18-year-old handing in a transfer request in
January, he now looks set to be staying at Stamford Bridge.
Negotiations have continued over the past six months, with the crucial
breakthrough and verbal agreement between Chelsea director Marina
Granovskaia and Hudson-Odoi representatives reached in the last 48 hours.
However, several aspects of the deal are not yet agreed, including which
shirt number he will wear, and whether the deal is for four or five years.
The Chelsea academy graduate had less than a year left on his contract and
would have been able to talk to foreign clubs in January.
New Blues boss Frank Lampard has previously highlighted his desire to keep
Hudson-Odoi at the club, stating that he will be 'central to Chelsea's
future'.
Lampard said: "He is a player that came through the academy, he is a player
that can be a big player for Chelsea and for England.
"We - as a club, for sure - want him to stay."
The winger is currently recovering from a ruptured Achilles that he suffered
during Chelsea's 2-2 draw with Burnley last season, but has said on social
media that he "hopes to be back soon".
If he does sign, he will join fellow Chelsea youngsters Ruben Loftus-Cheek
and Mason Mount in agreeing new deals at Stamford Bridge ahead of the
2019-20 season.
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