Chelsea have been warned that allowing Callum Hudson-Odoi to join Bayern Munich could leave them cursing a deal similar to that which took Jadon Sancho away from Manchester City.
Back in 2017, the reigning Premier League champions saw a reluctance to offer regular game time to an exciting academy prospect lead him to seek a new challenge in Germany with Borussia Dortmund.
Sancho is now a Bundesliga title challenger and senior England international, with his potential being given the best possible support at 18 years of age.
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A fellow teenager, Hudson-Odoi, is now being linked with a similar switch, with Goal having revealed that Bayern have a £30 million ($38m) offer on the table.