Callum Hudson-Odoi must stay at Chelsea as he is a player the Premier League club needs, according to club legend Paul Canoville.
The 18-year-old’s future has been arguably been the biggest transfer saga in the January window with Bayern Munich very interested in signing Hudson-Odoi.
It has left the boyhood Chelsea fan with a tricky decision on whether to gamble and move to Germany in the hope of getting more first-team opportunities.
However, the Blues have offered their starlet a new contract worth £70,000 a week for the player who has made just nine appearances for the senior team this season.
And Canoville, who played at Stamford Bridge between 1981-86, believes Hudson-Odoi doesn’t really want to leave – but says the club most show the “talented” winger he has a bright future there.
Speaking to talkSPORT’s Jim White, Canoville said: “Hudson-Odoi is a player Chelsea need.
“We NEED that player. I’ve seen the guy play under Jody Morris [Chelsea’s former Under-18 head coach] and he is talented.
“He’s frightening and when he comes on he can do things.
“They [Chelsea] know the talent of the player so they’re going to offer him [a new contract].
“His agent is going to sort that out for him.
“He doesn’t really want to go, he wants to play. He wants to be starting the game and playing.
“When Bayern Munich offer him some games he’s always going to think about that.”