Arsenal Newsnow: Mikel Arteta may have a transfer surprise for Arsenal fans, as suggested by Fabrizio Romano. The Gunners’ activity in the January transfer window is rising. Since bringing in Leandro Trossard and Jakub Kiwior, rumors have circulated about Arsenal making even more significant additions to their roster. For example, Arteta has had a £60 million bid for Moises Caicedo. He has been told to delay his return to Brighton’s training for the time being, rejected.
Romano says further things might be planned in North London before Tuesday’s deadline. Thus citing their surprise effort to steal Douglas Luiz from Aston Villa as an example of Arteta pulling something out of the bag. When it comes to signings, Arteta does a good job of keeping a low profile at Arsenal.
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Do you recall last summer, when almost no rumors had circulated, an agreement to sign Fabio Vieira was announced? That’s an instance that exemplifies how intimate Arteta and Edu’s network is when it comes to transfer opportunities.
He told Give Me Sport: “Let’s see if they will try for something surprising. We have to remember that last summer they decided to go for Douglas Luiz in the final hours of the window. It was completely surprising. So I will not exclude that they will do something similar like try for a surprising target in the final days.”
In other cases, almost no information is shared. Thus Arsenal fans should hold out hope that Romano is correct in speculating that the club may make another unexpected effort to capture a secret target.
Martin Odeegard’s father, who was also a footballer, taught him and donated money to the sports club Drammen Strong so that the team could play on a decent artificial surface rather than gravel. After Real Madrid purchased Martin, the club received about $25,000. He joined Strmsgodset when he was 11. He played with youngsters a year or two older than him. But he was able to hold his own and earn accolades from the coaches for his poise and placement. For the most part, he saw action at left back, although he was technically allowed to play wherever the team needed him.
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As he entered his adolescence, his ability to see around corners and into hidden passages was observed. When he was 12, he was already a standout in a league with 15-year-olds. He visited Manchester United and Bayern Munich for brief periods of training. It was obvious that he had enormous aptitude at a young age. So much so that at the tender age of 15 years and 118 days, he debuted for Strmsgodset’s first squad.
His play was so outstanding that he was called up to the national team before he was 16 years old. He was asked to practice with Liverpool’s first squad. Odeegard also visited Arsenal’s training facility since he was one of the top 15-year-olds in Europe. He had a five-goal and seven-assist year in 2014. After training with them, Real Madrid made an offer of roughly €4million. Thus increasing to €8m if certain objectives were fulfilled, and signed the young prodigy against competition from Europe’s top teams.
