Martin Odegaard picked out Cristiano Ronaldo as one of three players who particularly helped him settle in at Real Madrid as he shed light on the welcoming side to the superstar's character.
Odegaard left Stromsgodset in his native Norway to join Los Blancos in a £3million transfer back in January 2015, when he was the hottest property in Europe. Although he went on to learn fluent Spanish during his time on the club's books, he could not speak the language when he first arrived at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Fortunately for Odegaard, who was 16 at the time, there were a handful of players in the dressing room he could communicate with in English. Ronaldo and Luka Modric previously played in the Premier League for Manchester United and Tottenham respectively and had learned English before joining Real Madrid, while former Bayern Munich midfielder Toni Kroos also spoke the language.
