The rise of Martin Odegaard and finding ‘home’ at Arsenal

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The Athletic

Football, Soccer,, Sports, Soccer

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🗓️ 19 January 2023

⏱️ 33 minutes

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When Arsenal bought Norwegian midfielder Martin Odegaard for £30m in 2021 the expectation among supporters wasn’t particularly high - and some didn’t understand why the club wanted to buy him. After all this was a player who as a teenager was dubbed the “heir to Messi’s throne”. But fast forward 18 months and he’s not only Arsenal’s playmaker, but possibly the best midfielder in the league. It’s been quite a rise for Martin Odegaard. Mark Chapman is joined by Amy Lawrence and Michael Cox to discuss the Arsenal captain in detail Produced by Abi Paterson *** This episode is brought to you by Betterhelp, Visit betterhelp.com/athleticfootball today to get 10% off your first month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The Athletic.
0:03.0	When Arsel bought the Norwegian midfield and Martin Erdeguard for 30 million pounds in 2021,
0:10.0	the expectation among supporters wasn't particularly high. This was a player after all who as a teenager was dubbed the air to messy's throne but was now on the periphery of Real Madrid squad. Fast forward 18 months he's not only Arsel's playmaker but possibly at the moment the best in his position in the league it has been quite a rise for him.
0:30.7	I'm Mark Chapman this is the Athletic Football Podcast.
0:34.0	Good player. I think it's a young boy is 16 years old right but I see a lot of
0:40.4	potential in that player with left foot.
0:45.0	Comes to Erdegar, defacked it in.
0:48.0	And in Erdegar and having scored his first goal for the club in McBewick
0:50.0	gets his first Premier League goal for us. money from the government, I don't care.
1:04.0	Now that big transfer news, Martin Erdegard is in London for a medical ahead of a return to
1:09.9	Arsenal on a permanent deal.
1:11.5	He had a label at 16 years old because he went to Real Madrid.
1:15.4	You put a label on a player.
1:16.7	It's extremely difficult to now modify that label.
1:19.6	I think he's doing it.
1:20.5	He's winning the right way.
1:21.4	He's the national team captain at the moment.
1:24.0	It's not over yet.
1:25.0	Oh, a good!
1:27.0	What a finish from the captain.
1:30.0	We're proud to be named captain for this amazing football club. Let's go.
1:35.4	Look at his numbers. That is what you want from your creative midfield player and
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