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Chelsea No2 Zola tells goalscorer Hudson-Odoi: We all want you to stay

Chelsea No2 Gianfranco Zola says everyone wants Callum Hudson-Odoi to stay after his goalscoring performance in their FA Cup win over Sheffield Wednesday.

Hudson-Odoi scored in the 3-0 win amid talk he's handed in a transfer demand.

"We want him to stay, we were singing as well!" Zola laughed.

"I don't know if he will stay. We want him to stay, he has a contract, we are playing him, we believe in what he can do for this team.

"There are not many 18 year olds in Europe who are playing as much as he is in a big team. That shows we believe him, we think he can be an important player for us, so we will see what happens.

"We can do as much as we can do. He has a lot of strong players around him but we are still finding space to play him.

"If we played him it's because yesterday in training his attitude was excellent. He really played well. He scored a fantastic goal in training yesterday too. He didn't show any signs which is why he played today."

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