Martin Odegaard is one of the hopes of the 'nursery school' of Real Madrid in its first team together with Vinicius, Rodrygo, Lunin or Fede Valverde among others. Players who arrived very young (Martin was not even a youth) and who develop between assignments and the first team. For Odegaard, this 20/21 is being his first great opportunity after dedicating himself to LaLiga Santander with Real Sociedad. At the moment, the start is not being easy, but the whites do not lose faith that he is a strategic player for the future. In the green, but also outside of it.
Martin Odegaard will be key in the summer of 2022. The reason? His evolution in the team, but also his relationship with Erling Haaland, a signing that is considered a priority for the future in the noble floor of the Santiago Bernabéu. As AS learned, it will be from July 1 in two years when Mino Raiola will enforce the gentlemen's agreement he reached with Dortmund so that they will take the Norwegian to auction. Real Madrid are well placed but United will fight to get him signed once again. He did not succeed in his departure from Salzburg and wants to redeem himself with a player who he believes will mark the future.
United have an important asset to negotiate: Paul Pogba. The Frenchman and Haaland share Mino Raiola as representative and the Mancuniano club plays with the trump card of their freedom. In other words, offering an exit to Pogba, which has already been tried on several occasions, in exchange for facilities to close the arrival of Haaland in what seems like a good deal for all parties involved. In addition, his relations with the United board are excellent. Not so with Real Madrid, where, on the other hand, it seeks to improve them.
Real Madrid must counterattack and everything serves to convince the Norwegian, who seems to be called more by the target than any other. His minutes of play, the coach, the model but also his good friend Martin. In addition to photos on his social networks, the Real Madrid man valued their friendship publicly on Norwegian television. “I feel lucky to be his friend, to be close to him and to be on the team. For me and for everyone it is fortunate to have him as a forward, “he explained on TV2 according to the local press.
The one from Drammen could act as Erling's 'cicerone' to help him adapt and explain all the ins and outs of the white club, those that Martin has known since he was a teenager. In addition to their friendship, which would favor their adaptation, the midfielder highlighted their good understanding of green and how they give each other feedback to continue evolving in the elite. “We benefit each other a lot. He's a great guy. Erling is one of the best in the world and you can learn a lot from him. His attitude and mental toughness. You can see it in the field and we can all learn, “he added.
In this interview, Odegaard acknowledged having been “well received” in the white wardrobe, a task that could fall on him in the future if his good friend Erling is signed. Martin will once again play between the lines to try to be decisive.
A new unlimited society
Both have already met in the U21s on occasion and now, with Haaland's jump to the senior team, they enjoy together on the pitch wearing the national team jersey. Seven games, six goals and two of them from Martin Odegaard. These are the data of the huge striker in the absolute that confirm that the words of the white midfielder are not talking for the sake of talking and that their connection works as both demonstrated in their match against Romania in the last international break. In this match, Norway prevailed 4-0 with three goals from Haaland with Martin handing him a pair. The other was made by Sörloth, a player with similar characteristics to him. With all three, the team has taken a leap in quality that it aspires to transform into participation in large tournaments. For now, they will not be in Euro 2020, which will be played in 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic.