Ray Parlour says Arsenal have a player who reminds him of Dennis Bergkamp

Sat 26 October 2024 6:15, UK

Arsenal have gone from strength to strength over the past few years, Mikel Arteta putting together a squad of the highest level.

The Gunners were languishing in mid-table when Arteta took thജe reins in 2019, and now they’re regular Premier League challengers.

From the goalkeeper to the front line, Arsenal’s squad is f♏ull of world-c🉐lass players that, crucially, have the right character and attitude.

Arsenal legend Ray Parlour has now compared one of the Gunners’ main players to Highbury legend and former teammate Dennis Bergkamp.

Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard likened to Dennis Bergkamp

The player in question is Martin Odegaard, whose career well and truly took off after swaไpping Real Madrid for Arsenal.

The Gunners captain 𓆉is currently on the sidelines after picking up an injury on international duty with Norway.

Parlour, speaking to , said Odegaard has numerous traits that remind him o🅘f Bergkamp.

“Arsenal have really missed Odegaar♐d,” Parlour said. “I played with Dennis Bergkamp an📖d I would put Martin in that bracket.

“His vision, weight of pass and🎉 ability to get out of tight situations reminds me of Bergkamp.

“Arsenal don’t really have an Odegaard back up, even though Rice can play in that role. It’s horrible when you lose s🌄uch a key player.”

Odegaard was one of the best youngsters in w൩orld football whꦕen he joined Real Madrid at just 16 years of age in 2015.

He was on their books until 2021, but only made a few senior co🌼mpetitive appearances for them.

Odegaard also took in fou𝓡r loan spells, including the one at Arsenal that led to Arteta signing hi🦩m permanently.

Arsenal reportedly paid just £30million for the 25-year-o📖ld, which has proven to be one of thᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚe bargains of the century.

Arsenal cult 🐼hero Santi Cazorla previously spoke highly of Odegaard, telling that he feels the Gunners captain is similar to him.

“I love Odegaard and see myself in him,” Cazorla said eཧarlier this year.

“Like him, I found a coach [Arsene Wenger] who gave me confidence. He made me captain before I could༺ say ‘hola’ in English.”