Arsenal is preparing for Saturday’s visit from Southampton after their Champions League match against PSG. If rivals Liverpool and Manchester City make mistakes, the Gunners have a great opportunity to overtake them as the top team in the Premier League. But once more, manager Mikel Arteta will be without his captain. It appears that Martin Odegaard will have to wait a while to play again after being out since the September international break.
A transfer dispute between Real Madrid and Gunners has also arisen elsewhere. It looks like Captain Martin Odegaard will be out of the starting lineup for longer than Arsenal might have hoped. With an ankle injury sustained during Norway’s victory over Austria in September, Odegaard has not been able to play since then.
Norway manager provides Martin Odegaard update
Manager Stale Solbakken of the national team believes that Arsenal’s captain Martin Odegaard is still a long way from returning to action. The comment made by the manager of Norway will not be well received by the Arsenal supporters, as the captain will not be available again when the Gunners host Paris Saint-Germain at the Emirates tonight evening.
Only three games of the new season were played with Arsenal’s captain available, as manager Mikel Arteta watched him hobble off for international service. Not only is Odegaard out of action, but Mikel Merino is still out for the season due to a shoulder injury, while Declan Rice was suspended at the beginning of the campaign for his red card against Brighton & Hove Albion.
