5 Premier League players who need a loan move in January

#3 Callum Hudson-Odoi

Despite a bright pre-season, Callum Hudson-Odoi has barely been used this season

Maurizio Sarri might’ve worked wonders in terms of helping Chelsea find their form again this season – the Blues are still unbeaten in all of the competitions they’re involved with – but one thing he, unfortunately, hasn’t done is give a lot of game time to the impressive young players that they have on their books. Ruben Loftus-Cheek has been the highest profile example of this, but recently he has been used in the first team, whereas the younger Callum Hudson-Odoi has just 36 minutes to his name thus far.

While Chelsea do have excellent wide forwards in the form of Pedro, Willian and Eden Hazard, it also seems strange that Hudson-Odoi hasn’t been given a chance even in the Carabao Cup. After all, the England youngster was outstanding in Chelsea’s pre-season games, hurting teams like Inter Milan with his dribbling skills, and he was even given a start against Manchester City in the Community Shield before largely vanishing.

Time is undoubtedly on Hudson-Odoi’s side – he’s only 18 years old and is clearly very raw despite his massive potential – but to get first-team football at this stage in his career would benefit him hugely, and you would assume it would benefit Chelsea too to have a more experienced version of the player on their books for next season.

Fellow young English wingers Jadon Sancho and Reiss Nelson have found success by going abroad to the Bundesliga – Nelson on loan too – so Hudson-Odoi could well do worse than to seek a move to foreign shores too. That could also suit Chelsea too, as they wouldn’t have to fear their own player helping a Premier League rival.