Hudson-Odoi To Miss Rest Of Season With Achilles Injury

By Max Wise

Callum Hudson-Odoi will miss the rest of the season with an Achilles injury suffered in Chelsea’s 2-2 draw with Burnley at Stamford Bridge on Monday.

The 18-year-old England international was making his fourth league start of the season when he was forced off in the 41st minute.

Hudson-Odoi, who was the subject of a failed bid of £35m from German champions Bayern Munich in January transfer window, has played 23 times in all competitions for Chelsea this season and scored five goals.

"Really gutted to end my season with a ruptured Achilles, gotta work hard and try and come back stronger for next season!" Odoi tweeted after the game.

Hudson-Odoi will now miss upcoming league games against Manchester United, Watford and Leicester City, as well as the Europa League semi-final ties against German club, Eintracht Frankfurt.

Chelsea also lost N’golo Kante to a rib injury at the end of the first half, and updates on the Frenchman and Hudson-Odoi’s fitness were provided by the assistant manager, Gianfranco Zola, after the game.

"It's not an easy one," Zola said in a news conference. "I think it's a serious injury.

"It's his Achilles tendon. I cannot tell you the extent of it. I don't know – he'll have to have an examination, but it's not looking good. I don't know if it's ruptured.

"N'Golo was taken down on the counter and, as he fell, he fell on the foot of a player, so he had a contusion in his ribs. He couldn't breathe totally. He'll be alright."