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Bailey Keogh

Mikel Arteta's £35m masterstroke is proving crucial in overcoming Arsenal's detrimental trend

All signs are pointing towards Martin Odegaard as being the Arsenal captain next season. Since the position became vacant in December there has been a lot of debate on who be given the role of Arsenal leader.

That player seems to be Odegaard as he has been given the temporary responsibility of club captain. Lacazette initially took on the role, but with his departure seemingly inevitable in the summer, and his exclusion from the starting team, it has meant that Odegaard has taken over the role.

It has been seen as a curse for a player to take the role of the Arsenal captaincy, as players who have been given the responsibility have usually left the club shortly after, or faced disciplinary issues. But Odegaard has already shown that he will break the curse.

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