As January arrived, it really looked like Chelsea were going to lose one of their brightest prospects in Callum Hudson-Odoi.

The 18-year-old seemingly wanted out, with Sky Sports reporting back then that he had handed in a transfer request as Bayern Munich circled.

Clearly frustrated by a lack of game time and with his contract set to expire in 2020, Hudson-Odoi's future looked to be away from Stamford Bridge.

Fast forward to the present, though, and that appears to be anything but the case. With outlets such as the Evening Standard reporting that he is close to putting pen to paper on a new five-year deal, the England international is now almost certain to play a gigantic role in SW6 for years to come.

With his talent and scary potential, the above can only be seen as an extremely promising development and one that Chelsea fans undoubtedly need and deserve.

With both Maurizio Sarri and Eden Hazard heading for the Stamford Bridge exit door (The Telegraph), it is time for supporters of the west London club to finally receive some positive news. And they have got just that with the Hudson-Odoi update.

The Chelsea academy product looks more than capable of coming in and replacing Hazard on that left-hand side with his dribbling and ability to cut inside. Bearing that in mind and the fact that Willian and Pedro are not getting any younger, losing Hudson-Odoi would have come as a huge blow.

It is something, however, that the Chelsea faithful no longer have to worry about, with everything now pointing towards Hudson-Odoi remaining at Stamford Bridge.

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