Chelsea are newly hopeful a deal can be struck with teenage sensation Callum Hudson-Odoi, to keep him at the club long term.

The 18-year-old’s contract runs out in 2020, which has attracted the interest of Bayern Munich and Liverpool in a potential purchase this summer, but Chelsea have already made it clear that he will not be sold - especially as they face a Fifa transfer ban, pending a deal.

Sources close to the situation have however informed The Independent that a previous impasse has gone, and there is now more chance of the player agreeing a new contract.

The feeling is that Hudson-Odoi’s representatives - who are mostly immediate family - would be more open to an agreement.

If he were to stay, however, Chelsea would have to offer him a deal now befitting of his status as one of the most promising players in the game - as reflected by his first two England caps at the weekend - and offer reassurances about his playing time.

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As was so ironically commented upon on Monday in Montenegro, Hudson-Odoi has now made a competitive start for his country before starting a game in the Premier League, and there had been a natural frustration there.