Arsenal are in advanced talks to sign Real Madrid midfielder Martin Odegaard on loan.
Odegaard made it clear he wanted to leave this month to play regular football for the first team, having played just nine times in all competitions for Real Madrid this season. seo.
Real Madrid have held fruitful talks with the Norwegian international in the last 24 hours, while talks with Arsenal are progressing well, although an agreement has not yet been reached.
Real Sociedad were keen to re-sign Odegaard after his loan spell last year, but Real Madrid are thought to be the 22-year-old’s choice to be sent to a club outside La Liga.
Odegaard recorded seven goals and nine assists over 36 loan appearances at the La Liga side last season, forcing Real Madrid to cut his two-year loan short and make him part of the first-team squad aca.
A number of Premier League clubs were interested in Odegaard, including Leicester, although the Foxes chose not to follow the Norwegian international after initial talks.
What will the amazing one-time Odegaard bring to the Premier League?
Peter Smith at Sky Sports:
What will Odegaard bring to the Premier League? Well, hype, hope and a lot of media attention to begin with.
The attention of the football world was set in 2015 when, a month after his 16th birthday, Real Madrid won the race for his signature – and the interest in the 22-year-old is now ready for to go again.
Already a Norwegian international when he joined Real, Odegaard – who had made special comparisons with Lionel Messi – immediately started training with the first team and came to become the club ‘s youngest ever player in the final game of that season.
Back then, there was no expectation of what Odegaard would become at the Bernabeu – but his progress, perhaps a disappointment to some, has been quieter since then, as the gradual advancement of a mid-range technologist has progressed.
Patience pays off now, though. After an 18-month loan spell at Heerenveen, Odegaard had a standing season at Vitesse in 2018/19, creating more opportunities than any other player in the Netherlands ’top flight, and finishing third in the help card to Dusan Tadic and Hakim Ziyech.
He was backed by an impressive season at Real Sociedad last year, when he hit double figures for goal scoring, and was called back to Real Madrid as a result.
While access to Zinedine Zidane’s line-up has been difficult to find in the long run, Arsenal are now ready to attack a classical creator, pass-master and midfielder. land with a good view and a clear sense of the game.
Odegaard will delight the park as well as be off.
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