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title: "Newcastle United: Ashworth in pole position for Callum Hudson-Odoi loan deal"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/newcastle-united-ashworth-in-pole-position-for-callum-hudson-odoi-loan-deal/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Ben Goodwin"
section: "Newcastle United News"
published: "2022-08-16T20:15:25Z"
modified: "2022-08-16T20:15:25Z"
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# Newcastle United: Ashworth in pole position for Callum Hudson-Odoi loan deal

**[Newcastle](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/newcastle-united-news/) target Callum Hudson-Odoi was withdrawn from a development squad match with the Magpies now in pole position to sign him, report [The Sun](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/19519178/callum-hudson-odoi-chelsea-loan-newcastle-transfer/).**

### The Lowdown: Newcastle plot Chelsea raid

Dan Ashworth and Eddie Howe are allegedly looking at several players from Chelsea, with Armando Broja, Conor Gallagher, Christian Pulisic and Hudson-Odoi all mentioned in the report.

The former trio were all introduced from the substitutes’ bench in their [Premier League](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league-news/) clash against Tottenham at the weekend however, while Hudson-Odoi didn’t feature.

Now, the exciting 21 year-old winger has missed a training match for the Blues’ Under-21 side, with a move away from Stamford Bridge seemingly edging ever closer.

### The Latest: Magpies in pole

Indeed, [The Sun](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/19519178/callum-hudson-odoi-chelsea-loan-newcastle-transfer/) claim Ashworth and Newcastle are ‘strong favourites’ to get a deal over the line despite interest from Borussia Dortmund, Juventus, Leicester and Southampton.

They claim the player’s absence from the development squad’s match against Fulham ‘suggests the Saudi-backed Toon are making their move’.

A loan transfer is reportedly now ‘edging closer’.

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### The Verdict: No brainer

Hudson-Odoi may have struggled to break into a Chelsea squad packed with international superstars brought in for huge transfer fees, but a fresh start on Tyneside could be just the thing to reignite his career.

Sharing [similar stylistic traits to Manchester City legend David Silva](https://fbref.com/en/players/15f3ec41/Callum-Hudson-Odoi), he ranks in the 95th percentile for progressive carries when compared to positional peers in Europe’s top leagues, also registering in the 79th percentile for assists and 92nd for shot-creating actions.

He could inject real life into that struggling right-wing spot in Howe’s new-look Magpies XI, while a loan move minimises the risk from a financial point of view as PIF look to ensure they stay within the bounds of Financial Fair Play.

This feels like a no-brainer for Ashworth to get over the line.