Jurgen Klopp has described Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard as a ‘top player’ and detailed how he tried to sign the Norwegian while in charge of Borussia Dortmund.
Liverpool travel to the Emirates on Sunday to take on Arsenal with the roles of the past few seasons completely reversed. The Gunners, who are currently top of the league with seven wins from eight, are showing their best form since the peak Arsene Wenger years. Klopp’s Reds, meanwhile, have won just two from their opening seven in the league after Saturday’s 3-3 draw at home to Brighton.
During Liverpool’s 3-0 win at the Emirates in 2021, Klopp was spotted enjoying a long conversation with Odegaard - who was on-loan from Real Madrid at the time - which reignited old rumours before the midfielder signed permanently for Arsenal the following summer. And in an interview with Norwegian media, the Reds boss has opened up on his admiration for the 23-year-old and his attempts to sign him for Dortmund as a teenager.
