Mikel Arteta’s decision to delegate Martin Odegaard as the club captain for the match against Southampton suggests a new role for the Norwegian in the future. Arsenal will be appointing a new captain at the end of the season with Odegaard highly tipped to take on the role.
The captaincy became vacant in December after Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was stripped of the role due to his disciplinary issues. Since this incident, Alexandre Lacazette has taken over as the temporary skipper.
However, with the Frenchman’s future uncertain at the club, the next permanent Arsenal captain has been called into question. Odegaard being given the captaincy in the absence of Lacazette certainly gives a major hint that he is Arteta’s choice to be the next captain.
