Some Liverpool fans would have been disappointed to see the Reds not move for Martin Odegaard when he signed for Arsenal permanently last summer. After all, he had impressed on loan with the Gunners and has repeatedly been linked with the Reds in the past, due to being a boyhood fan and even training with them on trial when Brendan Rodgers was manager.
The Norway international snubbed Liverpool's advances on that occasion, opting to sign for Real Madrid in 2015 when leaving Stromsgodset. Yet finding game-time limited at the Bernabeu, he was sent out on a series of loans, including to the Emirates, before signing permanently for Arsenal in a £30m deal.
But while Liverpool made no move to sign their former target, one former Red played a vital role in bringing the Norwegian back to North London.
