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Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger believes Eden Hazard's move to Real Madrid and the club's transfer ban played key roles in keeping Callum Hudson-Odoi at Stamford Bridge.
The young winger was widely linked with a move to Bayern Munich but ended up staying with the Blues and penning a new deal. In an interview with Sport Bild (h/t Goal's Chris Burton), Rudiger said the youngster asked him about the Bundesliga giants before making the choice to stay:
"Of course he asked me about Bayern Munich back then.