Maurizio Sarri has revealed he may have to add a winger to Chelsea’s January transfer wish list, but has defended his use of Bayern Munich target Callum Hudson-Odoi.

Chelsea have been working on trying to sign a striker in the January transfer window, but injuries to Pedro, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Hudson-Odoi have worried Sarri over his options on the flanks.

The Blues are already in talks to try to sign Christian Pulisic, who can play on either wing, but Borussia Dortmund have so far been adamant the United States international will not move in January. Whether or not a deal for the summer could be brought forwards remains to be seen.

Lyon’s Nabil Fekir is another winger Chelsea have shown an interest in and Sarri currently believes that position is more of a concern than his strikers.

Despite Olivier Giroud suffering an ankle injury against Crystal Palace, Sarri ruled out recalling either Michy Batshuayi or Tammy Abraham, who are both out on loan, to his squad for the second half of the season.

Asked if he was thinking about either Batshuayi or Abraham, who has been in prolific form for Aston Villa, Sarri said: “No, because I have the option with (Eden) Hazard in this position. We have (Alvaro) Morata and Hazard who can play very well in this position, as we have seen in the last two or three matches.