‘I was really close to choosing Arsenal when I was younger. I was having steak with Arsene Wenger and thought, “Is he going to judge me if I eat the fries?”’ Martin Odegaard on almost joining Arsenal as a teenager

Arsene Wenger.

Martin Odegaard was barely a teenager when the rumours linking him with a move to some of Europe’s biggest clubs began.

The midfielder would make his senior debut for Stromsgodset at the age of just 15 in 2014 and he would soon set the Tippeligaen record for the Norwegian league’s youngest goalscorer. A whirlwind tour of the continent’s best clubs would follow, as the youngster faced a life-changing decision before his 16th birthday.