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title: "Sarri believes Hudson-Odoi can be ‘at the top’ in a few years time"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Elliott Cuff"
section: "Chelsea News"
published: "2019-03-07T22:51:00Z"
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# Sarri believes Hudson-Odoi can be ‘at the top’ in a few years time

Maurizio Sarri has insisted that Callum Hudson-Odoi has great potential to be one of the best players in world football, however he still has plenty to learn.

The 18-year old winger scored the third and final goal for the Blues on Thursday, as they beat Dynamo Kyiv 3-0 in a Europa League tie.

Hudson-Odoi has plenty of fans online who have been itching to see him feature in the first-team more often this season. Despite heavy interest from Bayern Munich in January, the England youth international remained in London, and Sarri was glad to see him stay.

![Catherine Ivill/Getty Images Sport](https://cdn.readeverything.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/1134338765.jpg)

Asked about Hudson-Odoi’s short cameo following the club’s Europa League win, as reported by [Metro Sport](https://metro.co.uk/2019/03/07/maurizio-sarri-sends-message-goalscorer-callum-hudson-odoi-chelsea-beat-dynamo-kiev-8857791/), Sarri said:

> He’s a very important young player. He is 18 and still needs to improve.

> I don’t like if the press or the fans put too much pressure on him. At the moment he only has to think about improving.

> It’s impossible to be at the top at 18. He needs to improve and then he will be at the top when he is 22 or 23.