Callum Hudson-Odoi will keep Chelsea sweating on his future, despite scoring his first senior goal for the club this week.

England Under-19 international Hudson-Odoi was on target in Chelsea’s Europa League victory over PAOK at Stamford Bridge, in what was his first start of the season.

The 18-year-old only has 18 months remaining on his contract and has stalled on signing the new long-term deal that has been offered by the Blues, prompting interest from rival Premier League, German and Spanish clubs.

Hudson-Odoi wants further encouragement that he will get more first-team chances before committing to Chelsea, but he is unlikely to keep his place against Fulham on Sunday.

A number of Championship clubs have shown an interest in taking Hudson-Odoi on loan in January, but the player is believed to be reluctant to drop down to England’s second tier.