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Chelsea legend Zola happy Hudson-Odoi staying: Huge potential

Former Chelsea star Gianfranco Zola is happy seeing Callum Hudson-Odoi stay.

A move to Bayern Munich is off after they re-signed Douglas Costa from Juventus.

Zola told Sky Sports: "When you're talking about a young player like Callum Hudson-Odoi, you're talking about how good he is at the moment but also how good he can become. Callum is one of those players who has huge potential, you can see that.

"I think he will be also be down to him to keep working, to keep improving but he has a bright future in front of him. He has qualities that not many players have. Now it is down to him to use those in the best way.

"It is the toughest bit because you not only have to work on your game, but on yourself to be able to stand up to the games, the obstacles that are in font of our and overcome them and become better every day. This is the last step of the player when he has to become a big player."

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