“Ancelotti's words about me were misinterpreted”

Martin Odegaard returns to Real Madrid as announced by Arsenal. The name of the Norwegian was one of those that Carlo Ancelotti named the most in his presentation as coach of the white team. The media, concentrated in Marbella with its selection, spoke about the Italian. “He is a coach that I know and with whom I had a good relationship the last time he was there. In that sense, it is positive. But beyond that, it's been a day, so I don't know too much about what he thinks about me. “

Odegaard, in an interview on the Norwegian channel TV 2 Sporten, referred to the words that Ancelotti dedicated to him in his famous book 'Calm leadership, winning hearts, minds and matches', once he left the Bernabéu bench: “There was a bit of talk about it. I think some got it a bit wrong, but it is. It's not something that stresses me out. What he said was probably just that I was a player of the future. And that in Madrid many times you don't have as much fun as a coach. I think that's what he meant, so I didn't waste much more time on that. ” Odegaard is clear that returning to Madrid is a good idea: “I absolutely believe that returning to Madrid will be a success.”

What did Ancelotti say about Odegaard in his book?

Ancelotti made reference to the Norwegian in his book: “When Florentino buys a Norwegian footballer, you just have to accept it. Also, the president decided he would play three games with the first team as a public relations coup“.

The Italian coach said in his book that Odegaard was a signing product of marketing and that he was not interested in the footballer: “It may be the best in the world, but I don't care because I never asked for it. It was a signing of public relations “.