Chelsea have called Bayern Munich’s bluff by telling the German club that Callum Hudson-Odoi will not be sold before the transfer window shuts this week.

And Hudson-Odoi’s transfer request has been rejected, as the Blues still hope to convince the teenager to stay at Stamford Bridge despite his refusal to sign a new contract.

Bayern could revive their interest in the summer, when Chelsea might be forced to sell if Hudson-Odoi does not have a change of heart. But the Blues now have another four months to prove how highly they value him.

Hudson-Odoi handed in a transfer request in an attempt to force a move to Bayern before Thursday night’s transfer deadline, less than 24 hours before scoring in Chelsea’s FA Cup victory over Sheffield Wednesday, and the Germans expected positive news on Monday.

But Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia instead informed Bayern that the club had told Hudson-Odoi that he must stay until at least the end of the season.

Maurizio Sarri’s decision to stick to his original plan of starting Hudson-Odoi against Wednesday, despite the teenager’s transfer request, reiterated Chelsea’s desire to try to keep him.