Martin Ødegaard's future is up in the air. He could have taken the opportunity he had with the no questions asked appearance he has offered in an empty press room in Zubieta, but preferred to keep uncertainty a little longer. Could it be that the matter is not as clear as they want to see from Real Sociedad, or that it is not yet time to publicly certify its continuity with the second year on loan from Real Madrid that the clubs launched last summer. There were also no questions about his future in the video that the txuri-urdin club has released, perhaps logical on the other hand from the realistic point of view, which wants to focus on securing that place in the Champions League for next season. Precisely, the only wink the Norwegian has made to the future has been talking about the maximum continental competition, hinting that his intention is to play it with Real Sociedad, hinting at least that he stays another season in San Sebastián.
“The objective is the Champions League and it is what we want, because it is a dream for all soccer players in the world to play the Champions League, and it is what we want to do next year“These have been his words, which are not trivial; because the Norwegian knows that he has secured Europe in case of returning to Real Madrid. But no, Ødegaard has dropped that his idea is to qualify with the Real to play the Champions dressed as txuri-urdin in his second season on loan from the white club. This suggestion would confirm the information that Diario AS has been telling that the Norwegian would have already communicated to Real that he wants to stay the second year on loan, although he is aware of the intention of Real Madrid to recover him, as this newspaper has already published. In the end, everything will depend on whether, like last summer, they respect your decision. If so, this misstep will be closer to being resolved, but the sports planning of the white club will also influence its final resolution.
Waiting for the blanca white smoke ’of the Ø Ødegaard case’ to arrive, the Norwegian has shown his enormous ambition by setting his sights on entering the Champions League with Real in these last eleven games. “Now we are where we want to be, up there to get into the Champions League and that's what we want. I think it will be difficult to do something with Madrid or Barça, but with the rest we can do very well to be able to finish as third or fourth and get into the Champions League, “he says. Of course, the Norwegian acknowledges that the return to training was rare and physically complicated.”With good feelings I find, it has been a bit strange to train in small groupsBut now we are with the team and that is much better and easier, and there is less left to play again. Physically, I feel good, but it is obvious that I lack the rhythm of the games. But we have a strong coach at home and now here, and now we have to recover the rhythm of before“
Ødegaard has also explained how he has been confined due to the coronavirus crisis, being only in San Sebastián and his family in Norway. “It was a little hard, really. With the family in Norway and me here alone, but there are people who have had it much worse and I cannot complain. I'm fine and my family too, but it is true that it has been a bit long. “And he also referred to having to play six games of eleven at the empty Reale Arena, without the encouragement of a stand that this year has pushed them dramatically. “It will be very rare to play without an audience because they always support us a lot and it was very nice to play at home with them. But we can't do anything with that and we have to keep playing just like before to win for them, even if they are at home. “