Real Madrid, thank you very much. How a club could look at the obvious talent of Martin Odegaard and think not only are they willing to let it go, but also for a figure in the region of £34million, seems madness in retrospect.
Odegaard scored his 15th Premier League goal of the season with the opener at Newcastle, a strike in what was on paper one of Arsenal’s hardest of the season and certainly one few backed the Gunners to win, especially with a clean sheet. The goal meant Odegaard has overtaken Yaya Toure in terms of his best non-penalty goalscoring season in the league, having already jumped Frank Lampard whilst facing the former Chelsea midfielder’s Blues side on Tuesday with a brace.
Odegaard had his doubters when he arrived, and they persisted throughout his first 18 months. The biggest criticism being he needed to contribute more, score more and be a better clinical finisher when in and around the box.
