According to journalist Paul Brown, Arsenal midfielder Martin Odegaard has no reason to leave the club.
Despite the Gunners’ decline near the end of the season, the Norwegian had an outstanding season.
Arsenal news – Martin Odegaard
Arsenal fought Manchester City for the Premier League title throughout the season, but in the end, Pep Guardiola’s side showed their class and won the title.
According to FBref, Odegaard was a key player for the Gunners, starting 37 Premier League games, scoring 15 goals, and providing seven assists.
According to Sky Sports, the Drammen-born midfielder joined Arsenal for a fee of £30 million from Real Madrid.
Despite being the captain at the Emirates Stadium and appearing to enjoy life in north London, the MailOnline reports that Paris Saint-Germain is willing to test Arsenal’s resolve in order to sign Odegaard.
In other news, the Evening Standard reports that Arsenal is looking to start contract talks with Odegaard.
With a new contract comes a pay raise, and journalist Dean Jones recently told GIVEMESPORT that the former Real Madrid man has every right to compete for the top salary at Arsenal.
Despite reports that clubs are interested in Odegaard, journalist Brown believes that neither Arsenal nor the player will be affected.
What has Brown said about Odegaard?
Brown has stated that he does not understand why Arsenal would let Odegaard go and that he can see Odegaard leading the club for many years.
Speaking to GIVEMESPORT, he said: “Odegaard in particular is Arsenal’s captain, leads by example, and I can’t see any reason why they’d be willing to let him go or why he would want to. I would expect to see him leading Arsenal for many years to come.”
Is Odegaard Arsenal’s most important player?
This season, he’s certainly in the conversation with some of his teammates.
Odegaard has averaged a score of 7.35 in the Premier League this season, the highest in the Arsenal squad, according to Sofascore’s rating system.
In addition, the Norwegian international averaged 2.1 key passes and 1.3 dribbles per game, while also creating 14 big chances.
According to the BBC, Gabriel Martinelli and Bukayo Saka both scored 15 Premier League goals this season, tying them with Odegaard, so all three players could be considered Arsenal’s most important players.
