Hudson-Odoi said at the time: “I had the virus, which has cleared
now. I fully feel good, I feel fit, so I am feeling back to myself so it
is all good.
“I had it [the illness] three weeks ago now I
think, on a Monday when I felt a bit hot and I was thinking, ‘this is a
bit unusual, why do I feel this hot?’
“The next day I was feeling back to normal. I thought it was just a minor temperature thing, but obviously it wasn’t. I said to myself this wasn’t actually that bad, the symptoms, and I said to myself, ‘I feel good, I feel better.’
“Everything is happening so fast and I did not know this virus would be such a major thing and so big in the world and affect so many people. Everyone has to be careful and judge things how they go and hopefully the virus will go soon and everyone will be back to normal.”
Chelsea and the rest of the Premier League are awaiting confirmation on when the league can resume, with culture secretary Oliver Dowden stating that ‘good progress’ is being made towards restarting the season in mid-June.
Premier League clubs met on Monday to discuss the situation and agreed unanimously to step up training from Tuesday, after agreeing on medical protocols in a bid to shelter players from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
Hudson-Odoi, however, is expected to initially miss Chelsea’s return to training on Wednesday after the arrest.
He will continue to train from home after the incident while others return to Cobham Training Centre due to being in contact with other members of the public and the UK authorities.
Chelsea have declined to comment on the allegations about their 19-year-old forward.