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Zidane shares what he told Arsenal loanee Martin Odegaard before move
Zinedine Zidane has suggested that he told Martin Odegaard that he wanted him to stay at Real Madrid rather than leave to join Arsenal on loan, .
Odegaard was one of the marquee signings of the January window. The Gunners brough♓t him in ꧙on loan for the rest of the campaign.
It comes after the Norwegian had enjoyed a peripheral role with Los Blancos during the first half of the season. He made just three startsꦜ in La Liga.
Nevertheless, Zidane has shared how h💜e did not want Ode♕gaard moving to the Emirates.
“[Odegaard] wanted to leave,” he said, .
“We have talked ꦯabout it t🥀wo or three times. He is a player who wants to play.
“It was the player’s demand [to📖 leave]. I told him that he had to stay, fight, have peace of mind🍸, because this is a long process.”
If Odegaard can recapture the form from his previous loan speꦍll, the January deal could be looked back upon as a masterstroke from all parties.
He was outstanding during his time at Real Sociedad. An🍷d there have already been glimpses of his quality for Arsenal.
For example, there was an outrageous through ball to Nicolas Pe📖pe during the latter stages of Saturday’s 1-0 defeat to Aston Vꦺilla.
♚Mikel Arteta will surely hand him a full debut in the very near future. And he certainly has the quality to make sure that he immediately becomes a key player for the Gunners.