Martin Odegaard, 22, has definitely committed to the Arsenal, Where it was already ceded by the Real Madrid last season, the London club announced this Friday.
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According to the Spanish press, the ‘gunners’ paid 40 million euros for this transfer to the joint meringue without a repurchase option. The midfielder will sign until 2026 with his new club and will wear the number 8 jersey.
Transferred since January last season, the young Norwegian convinced the coach Mikel Arteta of his creative potential, despite a rather poor statistical balance, with two goals and two assists in 20 games.
” It improved the team, we needed more options and alternatives in the creation area, ” he explained Arteta in a press conference this Friday, two days before the big London derby against Chelsea.
” He’s still a young player, but he already has a lot of experience and a unique talent in his way of playing, so I’m glad the club has made that effort to sign- ”, added the DT of the Arsenal.
Marked as a great promising footballer from the age of 15, when he became the youngest player to make his debut in the Norwegian First Division and national team, Odegaard sign up very soon for Real Madrid, A year later.
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But the left-hander never held on to the white club, hampered by competition, and chained several transfers: he was in the Dutch championship, two seasons in the SC Heerenveen and one more in the Speed Arnhem, Before returning to the League, to play in the Royal Society, And then head to the Arsenal in early 2021.
At the age of 22, the Norwegian will try to really launch his career at a club that has started the season with difficulties, after losing in the first date of the Premier League last weekend to the newly promoted Brentford (2-0).
The arrival of Odegaard has allowed the Arsenal strengthen the midfield, after the signings of the defender Ben White (Brighton), left side Nuno Tavares (Benfica) and another midfielder, Albert Sambi Lokonga (Anderlecht).
On the other hand, the ‘Gunners’ do not seem to have closed the squad yet: the British press has announced that the English goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale (Sheffield United) should sign for the club in the next few hours, for a sum approaching 35 million euros.
However, the new Norwegian number 8 of the Arsenal you will not be able to play against him Chelsea this Sunday since Odegaard has not yet obtained his visa, the entity said in a statement.