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Hudson-Odoi to Leverkusen links surface

By Peter Vice   @ViceytheSS

For the "nth" time, rumors linking Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi to the Bundesliga are cropping up. 

This time, however, German footballing magazine Kicker reports that Bayer Leverkusen are hoping to procure the attacker on loan. 
Callum Hudson-Odoi.
Callum Hudson-Odoi.Photo: Creative Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Having never truly found an adequate way of compensating for Leon Bailey's departure, Germany's red company team are now facing a crisis on the right-flank following injuries to attackers Amine Adli and Karim Berllarabi. B04 trainer Gerardo Seoane - in a desperate attempt to shore up his attack during the second half of Saturday's loss to Hoffenheim - actually tried placing Jeremie Frimpong on the right opposite Moussa Diaby.


It is such that, according to German footballing magazine Kicker, Leverkusen may be the next destination for 21-year-old English winger Callum Hudson-Odoi. Such a move would make sense for both the Chelsea attacker and die Werkself. The Bundesliga club could offer the thrice-capped England international an immediate spot in the starting XI.

Leverkusen sporting CEO Simon Rolfes did not necessarily rule out procuring additional players this transfer window when giving a post-match-interview after Saturday's loss. For his part, Seoane ducked all questions on his tactics and how he might fix the attack during a Tuesday presser.

The Swiss trainer actually berated journalists for asking him about them and stressed that he was re-teaching his team how to properly contest 50-50s and ground challenges. Seoane spoke of "physicality, energy, and putting one's body on the line."


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