Chelsea remain hopeful that Ghanaian youngster Callum Hudson-Odoi can be convinced to remain with the 2012 Champions League winners as he closes on the final 18 months of his current contract.

The 18-year-old has failed to break into Maurizio Sarri's senior side despite the odd appearance here and there, and will reportedly be allowed to leave Stamford Bridge on loan.

He has long been on the radar of Barcelona, Real Madrid, Juventus and Villarreal, and with Bayern Munich and Monaco having also revealed their interest of late, Hudson-Odoi is unlikely to be short of options should he look for pastures new.

The progress of Jadon Sancho - who played alongside Hudson-Odoi in that Under-17 World Cup win - at Borussia Dortmund has seen him become a senior England international at just 18, with Gareth Southgate and the Football Association encouraging other youngsters to move abroad in pursuit of more minutes.

Hudson-Odoi is certainly open to taking that route, though Chelsea would be more open to allowing him to leave on loan in January rather than cash in before his contract runs down.

Fellow academy graduate Ethan Ampadu is another who has struggled to break into the first team under Sarri, and despite having signed a five-year deal of his own in September, is likely to be loaned out in January.