Maurizio Sarri is reportedly eyeing up a reunion with Callum Hudson-Odoi at Juventus.
The Italian left Chelsea for the Serie A outfit last month and, according to Tuttosport (via The Sun), he is keen on bringing the 18-year-old to the Allianz Stadium when his contract is up.
Hudson-Odoi’s current deal expires next summer, though Chelsea are said to be confident about securing their academy product’s future for another five years.
If not, though, it appears Juventus could be the latest team to register serious interest in Hudson-Odoi following Bayern Munich’s public pursuit which stretches back to January.
Having constantly been overlooked by Sarri during his short time at Chelsea, it is hard to see this one happening. Last season, Hudson-Odoi made just four starts in the Premier League (as per WhoScored), with his first in English football’s top flight not coming until April.
His overall handling of the teenage winger ultimately drew criticism, with Jamie Carragher blasting Sarri following the comments he made about not watching Hudson-Odoi’s England debut back in March.
“You could argue Sarri is watching a lot of his Chelsea team-mates, flicking the channels, but he doesn’t need to watch them, they are all 27, 28, 29. This is a young kid. Can he handle the spotlight of playing for England? This is a lad I’m trying to keep at my club,” Carragher said on Sky Sports.
“So to then just dismiss this lad’s international debut – maybe the biggest thing that’s ever happened to him as a footballer – I can just imagine the people above Sarri just shaking their head[s].”
Factor in some of the quality attackers Juventus already have out wide such as Douglas Costa and Federico Bernardeschi and this idea looks like even more of a no-go.
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