Erling Haaland mocks Zidane for Martin Odegaard's loan deal, puts trust in Mikel Arteta

Following a thrilling stint with Real Sociedad, youngster Martin Odegaard was brought back to Real Madrid. rwegian midfielder has been touted as ideal replacement for Luka Modric. But he hasn’t had a decent time at Bernabeu with current season halfway through and was ultimately loaned out to Arsenal. Zinedine Zidane’s lack of interest in Odegaard has invited sharp reaction from his national teammate Erling Haaland, who is also linked with a move to Spanish capital.

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Odegaard transfer to Arsenal after lack of game time under Zidane 

Having mand just nine appearances amounting to a total of 367 minutes across all competitions, Odegaard agreed to a move to Emirates until end of season. player, having joined Bernabeu outfit at a tender of 16, has struggled to breakthrough in starting line up.

Lack of game time has compelled rwegian midfielder to look for a new challenge at Emirates. His loan deal with Gunners runs out until end of season, with purchase clause included in contract. Thus, he will return to Bernabeu after conclusion of ongoing season.

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Haaland happy with Odegaard's Arsenal move but slams Zidane 

But his national teammate Erling Haaland has mocked Zidane for his mismanment of 22-year-old midfielder. Haaland, as quoted by Diario AS, believes Mikel Arteta could play a pivotal role in getting best out of Odegaard. He described Arsenal as a great club in England. “ football is a bit different, but I think he can fit well with Arteta in midfield. He can have fun re.”

Haaland appeared to send out a veiled mess to Zidane on his improper manment of Odegaard. Dortmund star claimed all a manr has to do is to start him in midfield and let him play. "We kw how good Odegaard can be. When he gains confidence with ball, you kw incredible things can happen."

Interestingly, Haaland transfer talks linking him with Real Madrid have gained momentum ever since his move to Dortmund. club are keeping a close tab on his situation at Signal Iduna Park and consider him ideal replacement for striker Karim Benzema.

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Mikel Arteta praises Odegaard 

Speaking to official club website, Arteta lavished praise on loanee. “It’s great that we’ve secured Martin to come to us until end of season. Martin is, of course, a player that we all kw very well and although still young, he has been playing at top level for a while. Martin will provide us with quality offensive options and we’re all excited to be integrating him into our plans between w and May”, said Gunners boss.

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