Martin Odegaard’s dad dropped him at Real Madrid training like a ‘kid at school’

Arsenal star Martin Odegaard has recalled how his dad would drop him off like a "kid at school" for Real Madrid training.

Odegaard burst onto the scene as a teenager and was signed by La Liga giants Real at 15, going on to become their youngest ever player. It was so premature, in fact, that he couldn't even drive himself to Los Blancos' training ground.

The now 24-year-old explained in his recent piece for The Players' Tribune that actually resulted in a scene similar to what he should have been doing at that age.

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He wrote: "A few days after the presentation, I went into training for the first time and, honestly, that was just surreal.

"I’m not old enough to drive, so my dad actually has to bring me in to play with Isco and Ronaldo and Ramos and Modric and Bale and Benzema, like he’s dropping me off at school.

"All I’m thinking is about how these guys will treat me when I walk into their dressing room. This little kid who didn’t speak any Spanish. But they were all very kind, and the ones who spoke English — Kroos, Modric, Ronaldo — took extra care of me in the beginning.

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"They gave me advice and helped me a lot. But honestly I don’t think any of them were particularly worried about a 16-year-old from Norway taking their place in the team."

Odegaard never truly settled at the Santiago Bernabeu and spent most of his time out on loan, making just eight senior appearances for the club. And he puts that down to being fast-tracked into first-team training.

He added: "We made this plan with the club that I would train every day with the first team but get regular game time with the B team. It seemed like a smart plan at the time, but it worked out that I ended up not finding my place with either group."

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