“So that’s what I will speak to him about and I hope he stays.
“I am not going say things that are pie in the sky I am not going to say, ‘This is all going to be your way’.
“But knowing his talent he can be central to this team, he can be central to an England team.
“I am going to say I want to work with him, I want to drive him forward.
Chelsea boss Frank Lamaprd is hoping Callum Hudson-Odoi stays at Stamford Bridge (Image: GETTY)
“I want to improve him as a player and he can show right here at Chelsea, the club he came through the academy at, that he is going to be an absolute world-class player – because I truly believe that.”
Lampard might have little choice but to use Hudson-Odoi as Eden Hazard has left for Real Madrid in the summer and he is unable to sign a replacement.
Hudson-Odoi is still currently recovering from an Achilles injury suffered in April but is recovering at an incredible rate and Chelsea are hopeful he could be fully fit by October or November.
“I don’t know what the position was too much last year,” Lampard added.
Hudson-Odoi almost moved to Bayern Munich in January (Image: GETTY)
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Lampard has told Hudson-Odoi he can expect to be more involved next season (Image: GETTY)
“What I do know that before Callum got injured you could certainly see when he got opportunities he was playing well.
“He was showing the player that he is.”
Lampard and Hudson-Odoi are understood to have already sat down to discuss his future and some reports suggest he might have been offered a new contract.
It was previously claimed he can expect to sign a five-year deal worth around £100,000 per week.