Chelsea prospect exits
Bayer Leverkusen are set to sign Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi on loan for the duration of the 2022/23 season. According to Sky Sports, the 21-year-old England international opted for a move to the Bundesliga club despite interest from as many as 20 clubs around European football. With a market value of €23 million, Hudson-Odoi makes the move to Germany with two years left on his contract at Chelsea.
Despite coming through the Chelsea youth academy as a young player with immense potential, which has seen the winger linked with a move to Bayern Munich in recent years and a potential loan move to Borussia Dortmund as recently as this transfer window, Hudson-Odoi has ultimately struggled to nail down a starting role in the first team at Stamford Bridge in recent seasons.
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10 Conor Gallagher | Chelsea | market value: €25m
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9 Callum Hudson-Odoi | Chelsea | market value: €25m
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8 Nathan Aké | Manchester City | market value: €25M
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7 Marc Guéhi | Crystal Palace | market value: €32m
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6 Andreas Christensen | Barcelona | market value: €35m
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5 Tammy Abraham | Roma | market value: €50m
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4 Fikayo Tomori | current club: AC Milan | market value: €50m
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3 Reece James | Chelsea | market value: €60M
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2 Mason Mount | Chelsea | market value: €75M
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Hudson-Odoi made his breakthrough in the 2018/19 season, which saw the young wide forward bag four goals and two assists in nine Europa League games, as well as a further assist in 10 league appearances under Maurizio Sarri. The winger then established himself as a starter under Frank Lampard in the 2019/20 season, picking up 22 Premier League appearances, as well as experience in the Champions League.
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However, it was the arrival of Thomas Tuchel and his change in tactics in January 2021 which seemed to derail Hudson-Odoi’s progress at Chelsea. From being a genuine option on either wing, the young player then found himself being used as a wing-back in Tuchel’s system, where he has struggled to supplant either César Azpilicueta or Reece James. As such, Hudson-Odoi only managed 966 minutes of Premier League football last season.
That, ultimately, should change at Leverkusen. Although the Bundesliga side have a star winger in Moussa Diaby, the depth for either wide position is perhaps a little too light for a club with ambitions of finishing in the top four at the very least. As such, Hudson-Odoi should pick up plenty of game time in his preferred position in the final third, where he will hopefully be able to showcase the promise he once had in London.
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Pedri | Barcelona | Spain | Market value: €80m
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Jamal Musiala | Bayern Munich | Germany | Market value: €65m
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Gavi | Barcelona | Spain | Market value: €60m
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Ansu Fati | Barcelona | Spain | Market value: €60m
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Eduardo Camavinga | Real Madrid | France | Market value: €55m
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Yéremy Pino | Villarreal | Spain | Market value: €40m
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Nuno Mendes | Sporting/PSG | Portugal | Market value: €40m
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Giovanni Reyna | BVB | USA | Market value: €35m
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Karim Adeyemi | RB Salzburg/BVB | Germany | Market value: €35m
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Ryan Gravenberch | Ajax/Bayern Munich | Netherlands | Market value: €35m
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Josko Gvardiol | RB Leipzig | Croatia | Market value: €35m
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Hugo Ekitike | Stade Reims/PSG | France | Market value: €28m
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Harvey Elliott | Liverpool | England | Market value: €22m
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Nico González | Barcelona/Valencia | Spain | Market value: €20m
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Castello Lukeba | Lyon | France | Market value: €20m
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Anthony Elanga | Man United | Sweden | Market value: €20m
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Adam Hlozek | Sparta Prague/ Bayer 04 | Czech Republic | Market value: €19m
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Aaron Hickey | Bologna/Brentford | Scotland | Market value: €18m
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Noni Madueke | PSV | England | Market value: €18m
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Arnaud Kalimuendo | Lens/PSG/Rennes | France | Market value: €18m
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Destiny Udogie| Hellas/Udinese | Italy | Market value: €17m
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Piero Hincapié | Bayer Leverkusen | Ecuador | Market value: €17m
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Youssoufa Moukoko | BVB | Germany | Market value: €15m
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Pape Matar Sarr | Metz/Spurs | Senegal | Market value: €15m
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Mohamed-Ali Cho | Angers/Real Sociedad | France | Market value: €15m
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Yunus Musah | Valencia | USA | Market value: €15m
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Fábio Silva | Wolves/Anderlecht | Portugal | Market value: €15m
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Fábio Carvalho | Fulham/Liverpool | Portugal | Market value: €12m
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Nicola Zalewski | Roma | Poland | Market value: €12m
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Nico Williams | Athletic Club | Spain | Market value: €12m
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Giorgio Scalvini | Atalanta | Italy | Market value: €10m
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Benjamin Sesko | RB Salzburg | Slovenia | Market value: €10m
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Ansgar Knauff | Frankfurt (on loan from BVB) | Germany | Market value: €10m
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Wilfried Gnonto | FC Zürich | Italy | Market value: €10m
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Kristjan Asllani | Empoli/Inter | Albania | Market value: €10m
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Brian Brobbey | Ajax | Netherlands | Market value: €9m
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Reinier | BVB/Real Madrid | Brazil | Market value: €8m
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Eliot Matazo | Monaco | Belgium | Market value: €8m
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Francisco Conceição | Porto/Ajax | Portugal | Market value: €8m
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Jan Thielmann | 1.FC Köln | Germany | Market value: €7.5m
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Lucien Agoumé | Stade Brest (on loan from Inter) | France | Market value: €7m
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Mattia Viti | Empoli/Nice | Italy | Market value: €7m
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Cole Palmer | Man City | England | Market value: €6m
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Carney Chukwuemeka | Villa/Chelsea | England | Market value: €6m
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Ki-Jana Hoever | Wolves/PSV | Netherlands | Market value: €6m
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Paulo Bernardo | Benfica | Portugal | Market value: €5m
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Sebastiano Esposito | Basle/Anderlecht (on loan from Inter) | Italy | Market value: €5m
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Henrique Araújo | Benfica B | Portugal | Market value: €5m
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Fabio Miretti | Juventus | Italy | Market value: €5m
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Stipe Biuk | Hajduk Split | Croatia | Market value: €4.5m
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Matteo Cancellieri | Hellas/Lazio | Italy | Market value: €3m
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Bjorn Meijer | Groningen/Brugge | Netherlands | Market value: €3m
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Matías Soulé | Juventus U23 | Argentina | Market value: €2.5m
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Alejandro Garnacho | Man United | Argentina | Market value: €2m
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Mathys Tel | Rennes/Bayern Munich | France | Market value: €2m
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Karamoko Dembélé | Celtic/Brestois | France | Market value: €0.25m
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Diego Moreira | Benfica U19 | Portugal | Market value: –
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Kenan Yildiz | Bayern Munich/Juventus | Turkey | Market value: –
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