Bayern Munich have returned with a new offer worth £30m plus add-ons as they step up their attempt to sign Callum Hudson-Odoi from Chelsea in the January transfer window.
The German champions have identified the 18-year-old England youth international as one of their primary targets in this window as they attempt to overturn a six-point deficit to Borussia Dortmund. Hudson-Odoi has less than 18 months remaining on his current contract and has refused to negotiate a new deal with Chelsea as he weighs up his options, with Bayern having already seen bids of £15m and £20m rejected.
But after Chelsea announced the £58m purchase of Christian Pulisic from Dortmund on Wednesday, Bayern have now returned with a third bid that could see Hudson-Odoi become most expensive English teenager in history, eclipsing the £30m Manchester United spent on Luke Shaw in 2014. The bid remains under consideration, with Chelsea seriously considering selling a player who first joined the club as a seven year old despite manager Maurizio Sarri stating earlier this week that he has the potential to become one of the best players in Europe.
It is understood that Hudson-Odoi is keen to establish himself as first-team player at a time when former England Under-17 teammates Jadon Sancho and Reiss Nelson have both benefitted from their moves to Germany.
Sancho, who made his full England debut in October against Croatia, has become a key member of Dortmund’s side, while Nelson has scored six league goals while on loan at Hoffenheim from Arsenal.
Dortmund and RB Leipzig have also expressed an interest in signing Hudson-Odoi but the player would prefer to join the club which has won the last six Bundesliga titles and will face Liverpool in the last-16 of the Champions League next month.