The intentions and desires of Arsenal to stay with Martin Odegaard is going to be in borage water. Real Madrid has no intention of parting with the Norwegian footballer and he's counting on him for the upcoming season as well as for the future. As explained by the MirrorThis past winter, after Odegaard left for Arsenal, there was a conversation between Zidane and the young Nordic half to talk about his future. In it, Zidane asked him for patience for his few minutes played. In the same case, there is Dani Ceballos, the other Real Madrid footballer who plays for the ‘gunner’ team.
Odegaard left on loan to the North London team last winter market. Repescado de la Real Sociedad, where he had played the 2019-20 campaign, arrived to reinforce the midfield and at the same time rotate with Luka Modric in the midfield. He started in the Whites' first two league games against Real Sociedad and Betis, but decided to go out in search of minutes. In the white team he barely enjoyed 367 minutes in total between all competitions: four complete games …
At the Arsenal, Mikel Arteta has given him more stripes and he is quite happy with his performance. At the beginning of this month, he was asked about it, to which the San Sebastián coach explained that he would like to stay with both players: “In both cases I am very happy with both of them and it is a decision that must be decided at the end of the game. season because there is another club involved. In this case, it is the same club involved that owns both, but I will have these conversations ”.
However, within Real Madrid does not want to hear of a definitive departure from the Norwegian. Modric's age (35 years), the shortage of players for the white midfield and the necessary process of renewal of the squad make him an active asset for the future. The example is that, after their departure to Arsenal, Kroos and Modric have ended up almost bursting and with continuous muscular ailments. The first adds almost 3,000 minutes and Modric surpasses them: 3,205 minutes. An atrocity. Something similar has happened to him with Luka Jovic and Karim Benzema. The departure of the Serbian left a void at the tip of the attack that no one has been able to resolve. In order not to repeat this, Zidane is clear about it. One of his first reinforcements for next season is the return of Odegaard. The Norwegian will have to take the baton. And this time, definitely.
