Huesca vs Real Madrid The Norwegian borrowed from Arsenal
Zinedine Zidane revealed that he asked Martin Odegaard to keep up Real Madrid in January and compete for a place in the starting lineup.
But, Odegaard decide to leave and join Arsenal borrowed in search of guaranteed playing time as he has barely got minutes on the field this season.
“[Odegaard] wanted to go, ” Zidane said in Real Madrid‘s press conference before their match against Huesca.
‘We talked about it two or three times. He is a player who wants to play.
“It was the player’s demand [to leave]. I told him he had to stay, fight, have peace of mind because it’s a long process.
‘He’s a player I asked us to bring in [after spending last season on loan at Real Sociedad].
“That was not the case and in the end it is everyone’s decision. I hope he is happy.”