Manchester United to fight Bayern Munich for Chelsea star Callum Hudson-Odoi

Manchester United has joined the pursuit for England and Chelsea star Callum Hudson-Odoi.

Liverpool, Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich, who made an offer of 35 million euros in January, are also suing the teenager, who made his debut with Gareth Southgate in the 5-0 win against the Czech Republic on Friday.

The 18-year-old is not close to signing an agreement with Chelsea and his current contract expires in the summer of 2020, and no further substantive discussion has taken place since January.

But his situation has been complicated by the Chelsea transfer ban, against which they appeal. Hudson-Odoi broke the 62-year-old Duncan Edwards record for the youngest player to make his England debut on Friday.

Bayern is expected to return with an offer of around £ 30 million this summer, reflecting the player 's loss of value to Chelsea at the end of his contract.

Still, with Eden Hazard likely to be the subject of an offer from Real Madrid this summer and Chelsea not knowing if it is possible to sign a new contract with Christian Pulisic, who signed in January with Borussia Dortmund, the future of Hudson-Odoi is now more promising. complex situation.

Chelsea wants it to stay, but it has been made clear to them that even if their offer is generous at £ 85,000, the money is not the problem and that the player's development opportunities at a crucial moment in his career are more important. .

Hudson-Odoi has not yet started Premier League matches under Maurizio Sarri and, before Christmas, he had accumulated only 274 minutes of competition time.

He now starts in the Europa League, but Bayern Munich wants to integrate into the reconstruction of his team and offered him the jersey No. 10 Arjen Robben. The Dutch will leave this summer.

Chelsea would have little chance of selling this summer, especially to a Premier League rival, though they risk losing Hudson-Odoi, now one of the top-rated teenagers in the football world and the first title of their academy, for a small fee in 2020..

The English manager, Southgate, said the Chelsea transfer ban could give Hudson-Odoi the opportunities it wants and that its development can progress.

Southgate said, "If you look at the number of appearances, he has done a lot of field work and I know how much he feels about Maurizio.

"He has matured well, his progress is good, and since Chelsea could impose a restriction on the signing of people, his chances will come."