England Manager Gareth Southgate has told Liverpool and Manchester United transfer target Callum Hudson-Odoi to stay at Chelsea and wait for his chance under Maurizio Sarri.

Hudson-Odoi is regarded as one of the finest talents in the Premier League, despite only making five appearances for Sarri in the top-flight this season, and he has been tipped to be the long-term successor to Eden Hazard, who is linked with a mega money swoop to Spanish giants Real Madrid.

However, Hudson-Odoi is not happy with the kind of game time he has been receiving at Stamford Bridge over the past twelve months and almost left the club during the January transfer window, with German giants Bayern Munich trying to conclude a £35 million transfer deal.

But Chelsea were not prepared to let the winger leave just yet and the Germans interest has wavered since the winter window, leaving both Liverpool and Manchester United to show a strong interest in trying to tempt Hudson-Odoi away in the summer in a deal that could be in excess of £50 million.

However, Southgate says he should bide his time at Stamford Bridge after handing the winger his full England debut against the Czech Republic last Friday.

‘If you look at number of appearances, he has actually been on the field quite a lot,’ said Southgate on the Sky Sports website.

‘And I know from when we were talking with the club earlier in the season how much faith Maurizio has in him. He has got some outstanding players just in front of him but he’s slowly getting more and more game time.

‘So, I think he’s maturing well. There doesn’t need to be a rush for him. We’ve seen that with Marcus Rashford and his development. He’s getting first-team football and that’s important. For us, I think his progress is good.’

Should Hudson-Odoi stay with Chelsea?

There are a lot of issues that Sarri and Hudson-Odoi need to sort out, but at the end of the day the winger is still only 18-years of age and moving away from a club that he is very comfortable could actually hinder his development.

He wants more game time, he will get that under Sarri, he just needs to wait.

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