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'Hazard and Hudson-Odoi are Chelsea's future' – Ballack urges Blues to avoid costly sales

Michael Ballack has urged Chelsea duo Eden Hazard and Callum Hudson-Odoi to ignore interest from Bayern Munich and Real Madrid.

Hudson-Odoi was the subject of numerous bids from Bundesliga champions Bayern in the January transfer window, as revealed by Goal, but Chelsea held onto to the winger, who has reportedly refused to sign a new contract with the club.

Despite Chelsea's reluctance to cash in on Hudson-Odoi, Maurizio Sarri has so far been unwilling to utilise the 18-year-old on a regular basis, restricting him to just 15 appearances in all competitions this term.