The paucity of minutes, the spot at the bottom of the rotation and the inevitable comparison to last season did their thing. Young Norwegian midfielder Martin Edgor has found enough reasons for him to leave Real Madrid for the fourth time.
As you may recall, Edgor came to Real Madrid as the biggest promise of Norwegian football. Since signing for Real Madrid Castilla in 2016, expectations of the prodigy have been sky high. But it seems that Edgor, who has been in Madrid since the age of 16, has struggled to keep up with hopes pinned on him at Blancos and since 2017 has moved from loan to loan – first at Herenbein, then Vitsa Arnheim and in the last year made his most significant leap when signing for Real Sociedad. Another fall.
The loan at San Sebastian was supposed to last two years, but his good ability last season caused Zinedine Zidane to call back to his squad the talented midfielder. Edgor, who for the first time in his career felt due to be a significant part of the puzzle in Madrid, was called to the flag and returned to the Spanish champions. But the disappointing motif in the Norwegian’s career is repeated here as well, the connection is at the bottom of the rotation of the French coach and partner this season in seven games, of which he played only 232 minutes – the least of all the link players in Madrid.
For the midfielder who recently celebrated 22, there is no more time to waste on the bench. Last season Edgor partnered in 36 games in which he scored seven goals, netted nine, was one of the most significant factors in Sociedad’s successful season and helped the team finish in sixth place in La Liga leading to the Europa League. In San Sebastian they fell in love with the boy, who fell in love with them back then.
Now, Martin Edgor is facing a crossroads, when the decision to leave Madrid he has already made. On the one hand, the Norwegian national team midfielder can go out for another loan where he flourished, and on the other hand, there is an Arsenal that has been courting the talented midfielder since 2019. Either way, it seems that his departure will again be in the outline of the question. With two more years on a contract at Madrid, time will tell if the relationship between Edgor and Blancos will bear fruit for both sides.
