Martin Odegaard is a very modern player who was tipped for immense things at a precocious age but is finally fulfilling that huge promise at Arsenal. JohnnyTheNic
A young Martin got his start at local sports club Drammen Strong, where his dad, also a footballer, coached him, even going so far as to put money into the club so it could have a good artificial pitch instead of playing on gravel. The club later got about £25,000 when Martin was bought by Real Madrid.
So impressive was his form that there was a clamour to get him straight into the national side despite the fact he wasn’t even 16. As one of the best 15 year olds in Europe he was invited to train with the Liverpool first team andWith Europe’s elite clubs all sniffing around this wonderkid, Real Madrid came up with about €4million, rising to €8m if certain targets were met and bought him after he’d trained with them.
For 2019-20 he was back in Spain at Real Sociedad for 36 games, seven goals and nine assists. Put together, these two seasons saw him make 22 goals and score 18 across 75 games. Real Madrid recalled him but only gave him a handful of games and he didn’t contribute enough for them so they loaned him to Arsenal for 20 games.
Although he’s not the biggest boy in class, he has added some beef to his frame and is now more of a physical specimen compared to when he was younger. At least on TV he looks taller than his 5ft 10in. Also, his story of early fame and promise, hopes dashed and reignited, is a very attractive one. There is nothing better in football than seeing a player develop from decent into great. This season it is as though he has unlocked football’s door after having lost the key for a few years. He is playing with his head up and his chest out and looks every bit the matured teenage prodigy that everyone acclaimed him to be six or seven years ago.
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