Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi says he made a "very good decision" in choosing to sign a new five-year contract at the club in September.
The Blues academy product handed in a transfer request in January after Bayern Munich submitted an offer of £35m for the youngster.
And after making his first Premier League start of the season in Sunday’s 4-1 victory over Southampton, Hudson-Odoi is convinced that Chelsea is the right place for him to be at this stage of his career.
"The club have done so much for me and I'm so thankful for that," he told BBC Sport.
"The decision that I made was a very good one for me and my family. We all thought that it was the right club to be at.
"I've been here all my life, so there's no need to change yet. My mum and dad are happy where they are and I'm happy where I am."
Hudson-Odoi played 80 minutes of Chelsea’s win against Southampton, having now recovered from an Achilles injury he picked up in April.
"It's been a very long time that I've been out. It's been a crazy journey to come back," he added.
"We've done really well," said Hudson-Odoi. "We had a slow start but picked up really well.
"The camp is more buzzing because we have an ex-player back as manager. It's a great feeling for us. We're all enjoying our football at the moment, happy and smiling. It's a great vibe around the camp, everyone wants to be there."
Sunday’s victory at St Mary’s moved Chelsea into fifth place in the Premier League table.
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