It was not one of your priorities in this winter market, but the latest movements may change your mind. Because the reality is Since he left, the Royal Society has never lost sight of Martin Ødegaard, hoping that in January the door could be reopened upon his return. The memory that the Norwegian left in San Sebastián was magnificent, and It was never understood that Real Madrid recovered him in August, two days before the start of the preseason, with everything ready for him to play his second season on loan as txuri-urdin, which was the agreement reached the previous year.
That door back from Ødegaard to the Royal may be opened in the next few days. Because he has asked Real Madrid to leave on loan again, and now He has contacted people from San Sebastián to return. So in the Anoeta offices they are very aware of the movements that Florentino Pérez is going to make with the Norwegian. The plan for his return to San Sebastián has been activated.
After being left out of the list of summoned for the Copa del Rey match in Alcoy against Alcoyano de Segunda B, Martín Ødegaard exploded, and formally requested that Real Madrid leave on loan in this winter market, as reported by the Diario AS in the last hours. The Norwegian player is tired of the few opportunities he is having with Zinedine Zidane, and has asked to find a solution to his situation. He does not understand that he is not going to play or Cup matches against inferior rivals. From the white club it has come to slide that the French coach is not happy with his attitude and performance in training, something that surprises for example in San Sebastián, because At La Real, he had an impeccable attitude from when he arrived until he left. Ødegaard left a fantastic sensation in San Sebastián and the Norwegian also left, leaving open a very good relationship with the San Sebastian club. For that reason, both The world as News from Gipuzkoa they have published that In the last hours he has called Real to tell them that he wants to play again for the remainder of the season in San Sebastián, something that of course is seen with very good eyes in the realistic entity, who is now going to be very aware of the decision that Real Madrid makes with Ødegaard in this month of January.
There has already been a call
AS has been able to confirm that Ødegaard's call to Real has taken place, and that the terms of the conversation have been to ask him to request his loan from Real Madrid for the second part of the season, indicating that he has his acceptance and who has already requested it from the white club through their representatives. This newspaper has also been able to contrast that the Real's response to Ødegaard has been positive, indicating that it will activate the necessary mechanisms to achieve his return to Zubieta. This means that the talks between both clubs could be activated in the coming days., although the contacts have been continuous in this time due to their good relationship, and that the Real has not stopped asking Real Madrid about the situation of the Norwegian. Arguably there is work advanced, and that the agreement should not be complicated. In the realistic entity his way back has always been left open, with the hope that the possibility would open in January. And now it's open, with Ødegaard fully responsive, which is what read really concerned.
La Real, pending of Madrid
We now need to know the position of Real Madrid to solve this problem, although at Real they fear that the one who needs to be convinced is Zidane, who was the one who requested it in summer when he learned that they were not going to bring me signings and who is reluctant to give it up now in january, for fear that he may need it at some point in the season because of the losses he may have. But Ødegaard wants to leave, and he has already made it clear to both the coach and the sports management of Real Madrid. And he wants to return to La Real, it is his preferred destination if they let him out.
In San Sebastián he achieved his best version and found a locker room in which he made one of his best friends that football has given him. Precisely, AS has also confirmed that Ødegaard's calls to Real have not only been made at the highest levels (the agent has spoken with President Jokin Aperribay and the Director of Football, Roberto Olabe), but that the Norwegian footballer himself also has contacted some of his former teammates to express his wish to play with them again and to help them overcome the challenges that lie ahead, such as the Copa del Rey final for which he himself was of paramount importance last year.
The Real dressing room already knows that Ødegaard wants to return, and also welcomes his return. In some way, the Norwegian has also asked his former teammates to make force on his side to help the Real take the final step and activate their return plan. And that step may not be long in coming.