Official: Martin Odegaard leaves Real Madrid to go to Arsenal

“Real Madrid CF and Arsenal FC have agreed to loan out player Martin Odegaard until the end of this seasonSaid the Madrid club in a brief statement saying goodbye to the young footballer who could not have continuity after a start of the campaign in which it appeared to be important.

The 22-year-old was the only ‘signature’ he had Zidane to face this campaign after the 13-time European champion decided to make his loan to the Real society where he attended a reassignment since he was signed at the age of 16 Stromgodset of his country.

However, without a gap in a great squad and because of his youth, he was loaned out to the Eredivisie Dutch where he grew up in the ranks of the Speed and from Heerenveen to return to Spain destined for San Sebastián and more mature and knowledgeable.

Zidane began to count Odegaard and was a starter in the first two games against the For real and the Betis. Then a muscle injury cut off his progression and after having minutes again, he got into a physical problem again and disappeared from the lineups. So since he played twenty minutes in the defeat against Alavés at the end of November, had only had five, as early as 2021, before the Celtic last January 2.

The Norwegian, with whom he will now share a dressing room Dani ceballos, another borrowed by Real Madrid at the London club he stressed the importance of the coach ‘shooter’ on the official website of his new club Mikel Arteta.

“I spoke to him before I came here, of course, and that was very important to me. He seems like a great coach and I liked his ideas, the way he sees football and the way he is. It made me feel great and it was important for me to come here. It was crucial“he admitted.

The international pointed out that when you go “to a new place”, you try to make sure it’s “okay” because “there is a plan”. “I think everything seems fine here,” he stressed. “I love the club and I’ve always loved the way they want to play. I think it’s a team that really suits me. So I think it’s a good combination,” he said.

For his part, Arteta celebrated the arrival of the young midfielder. “It is great that we have made sure that Martin will be with us until the end of the season. He is a player we all know very well and, Although he is still young, he has been playing at the highest level for a while. Martin it will provide us with high-quality offensive options and we are very pleased to integrate it into our plans between now and May, ”said the Basque coach.