jude bellingham shirt Martin Odegaard is not guaranteed game time at Arsenal and will need to prove to Mikel Arteta that he is better than Emile Smith Rowe in order to fill a playmaking berth for the Gunners, says Nigel Winterburn.
Another creative influence has been added to the ranks at Emirates Stadium.
As Mesut Ozil headed through the exits in north London, bringing a long-running saga surrounding his future to a close, Norway international Odegaard arrived in the opposite direction.
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He has been taken on a short-term loan from Real Madrid, with that initial agreement set to take the 22-year-old through to the end of the season.
Odegaard arrives in north London boasting plenty kids replica football kits of pedigree, having been a senior star since the age of 15, but the form of Smith Rowe could see his path blocked early on in English football.