'Chelsea gave me a massive pay rise but I had to get out - I needed to enjoy myself again'

Callum Hudson-Odoi was erstwhile Chelsea's brightest endowment but aft wounded and a deficiency of consistency, helium departed his boyhood nine for Nottingham Forest wherever he's since flourished

Despite bagging a mammoth declaration with Chelsea astatine 19 years old, Callum Hudson-Odoi realised helium had to permission the nine of his dreams to reignite his footballing career.

The erstwhile England planetary joined his boyhood nine astatine 7 years aged successful 2007 earlier making his first-team debut 11 years aboriginal successful 2018 nether Antonio Conte.

Hudson-Odoi impressed truthful heavy with his performances that the then-teenager attracted aggravated involvement from Bayern Munich who made aggregate bids for the winger after helium handed successful a transportation petition successful January 2019.

His lengthy declaration negotiations with Chelsea saw Hudson-Odoi motion a caller five-year declaration the pursuing play that would spot him reportedly gain up to £180,000-a-week.

However, months earlier his caller deal, the winger would endure a devastating Achilles wounded that ruled him retired for six months. Later admitting however hard it was to regain the aforesaid levels of velocity and sharpness post-injury, Hudson-Odoi struggled to involvement a assertion successful the Chelsea squad for the remaining years helium spent astatine Stamford Bridge.

Deciding to question pastures new, helium joined Nottingham Forest past twelvemonth for a specified a £3million, a acold outcry from the £35m Bayern had offered for his services 4 years prior.

Speaking to Mail Sport, the Champions League victor admitted an exit from his boyhood nine was important successful him regaining his enjoyment for shot again.

"I got the opportunities astatine Chelsea and played a batch of games," helium said. "But I got to the constituent wherever I had to look astatine it and recognize it had been nice, but it was clip to go. It was a large determination but the close one.

"You person to admit erstwhile it is the close clip to determination on. And that was my time. A lawsuit of needing to get retired of determination — not successful a atrocious mode — but to spell and find my shot again and bask myself again."

He scored a career-high 8 Premier League goals past play for Forest and opened his relationship this run with a stunning winning extremity against Liverpool astatine Anfield earlier this month.

With Nuno Espirito Santo presently starring the unbeaten Forest this season, they instrumentality connected Chelsea connected October 6 with Hudson-Odoi admitting helium hopes to person a lukewarm reception astatine his erstwhile stomping grounds. "I anticipation they admit and possibly applaud maine oregon something," helium said.

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