The absence of the English Arsenal captain will continue, Martin Odegaard About the atmosphere of the matches in the coming period, after it was officially confirmed that the player is still far from the required readiness that will enable him to resume his activity.
On Tuesday, the Norwegian Football Association, according to its own official statement, ruled out an imminent return for his country’s national team captain, Odegaard, who suffered an ankle injury last month.
The Federation’s statement said: “National team captain Martin Odegaard is still far from being able to play during the next international gathering,” adding: “But he may attend during the gathering to be with the team.” The Norwegian Federation also revealed that Manchester City’s English striker Erling Haaland will carry the captain’s armband on behalf of Odegaard.
Arsenal receives bad news
Earlier, Arsenal’s Spanish coach Mikel Arteta said on September 18 that the tests conducted by Odegaard showed that “there is some damage, especially to one of the ankle ligaments,” which means that he will be absent “for a while.”
Odegaard was injured in his country’s match against Austria on September 9, and was not included in the official squad for the matches against Slovenia and Austria in the European Nations League, scheduled for the 10th and 13th of this month.
Odegaard will continue to be absent from Arsenal’s ranks in the summit match against Paris Saint-Germain tonight in the second round of the Champions League with its new system.
It was a teamGunners“In the opening round of the Champions League, it fell into the trap of a goalless draw at the Italian home of Atalanta, while the Parisian club narrowly defeated its Spanish guest, Girona, with a clean goal in alternative time.
The Arsenal captain, whose market value is 110 million euros and whose contract expires on June 30, 2028, participated in 3 matches this season, before missing the North London derby against Tottenham, the summit against Manchester City, and the match against PSG. European.
It is worth noting that – despite the absence of Odegaard – the London club has succeeded in remaining in the fierce competition in the English Premier League, as it currently occupies joint second place with Manchester City, and together they are one point behind leaders Liverpool with 15 points.
