Chelsea transfer news: Callum Hudson-Odoi told he will not be sold this month or in the summer

Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri said the 18-year-old will not be allowed to leave the club despite a formal transfer request and multiple offers from Bayern Munich

Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri has said that the club have told wantaway winger Callum Hudson-Odoi that not only will he not be sold before Thursday’s transfer deadline, he will also not be sold in the summer.

The 18-year-old handed in a formal transfer request at the weekend in an attempt to force through a move to Bayern Munich, who have seen the latest of their multiple offers for the teenage Englishman rejected – understood to be around £35m.

Sarri responded to the transfer request by selecting Hudson-Odoi in his starting line-up for Sunday’s 3-0 FA Cup victory over Sheffield Wednesday, but his lack of first-team football is behind his decision to leave the Premier League club and attempt to follow in the footsteps of fellow England youth player Jadon Sancho, who is currently plying his trade in the Bundesliga successfully with Borussia Dortmund.

With his contract due to expire at the end of the 2019/20 season, Chelsea must make a decision within the next year over cashing in on his worth or holding on in the hope of contract negotiations reaching a breakthrough. But Sarri revealed on Wednesday that the club are be choosing the second option, with Hudson-Odoi told that he will not be allowed to leave before 11pm on Thursday night and on top of that is “unlikely” to be granted his wish in the summer.

"On the pitch he's doing very well. I'm really very happy with him. I'm not very happy with the situation, but I know very well that every big team here in England has the same problem,” Sarri said.

"It's not easy to keep these young players. He is of course one of the best 18-year-old players in Europe, so it's very, very difficult. The club told me he's out of the market for sure and probably he will be out of the market in July."

Sarri remains pleased with what Hudson-Odoi is offering him on the pitch, but he claimed that he has no say on keeping him at the club beyond his current deal.

"I cannot do anything, as you know very well,” the Chelsea manager added. “If I have the power to sign a new contract, I can do everything.

"It's impossible to promise him that he will play every match, because it depends on the situation.

"He's improving. I think he'll be the future of our club. He will be the future of English football."