Sol Campbell admits Martin Odegaard has a 'long road' ahead of him

Sol Campbell admits Martin Odegaard still has a ‘long road’ ahead of him to impress Mikel Arteta after failing to make an impact at Real Madrid before sealing loan switch to Arsenal

  • Martin Odegaard signed for Arsenal on loan from Real Madrid last Wednesday
  • He only made 11 appearances for the senior team since signing in January 2015 
  • Former Gunner Sol Campbell admitted the ‘long road’ ahead of him at the club

Sol Campbell has admitted there is still a ‘long road’ ahead of new signing Martin Odegaard in order for him to be a success at Arsenal.

Attacking midfielder Odegaard signed on loan from Real Madrid until the end of the season last week after failing to break through for Zinedine Zidane’s side.

The Norwegian has only played 11 times in all competitions for the Spanish giant’s senior team since his much-hailed transfer in January 2015.

Real Madrid midfielder Martin Odegaard signed for Arsenal on loan for the rest of the season

And legendary former Gunners centre-back Sol Campbell praised the 22-year-old’s talent but underlined how far he still has to go to impress at the Emirates.

He told Stadium Astro: ‘It’s always nice to have young players coming in. It’s obviously not completely worked for him at Real Madrid. Going forward, if he gets more minutes on the pitch, then he will show his quality.

‘You can see he’s got quality, the way he moves and his touch on the ball, he has just got to get into it, get fit and force his way in.

The 22-year-old made his debut for Arsenal in a 0-0 draw with Manchester United on Saturday

Gunners icon Sol Campbell believes he still has a long road ahead of him to impress at the club

‘It’s a long road for him but hopefully the next time he comes on he can make an impact and start pushing Arsenal up the league. We need players who are going to change something on the pitch. At the same time he is going to learn.

‘If you are a good player, training every day, there are a lot games. Anything can change in a second. There are plenty of games for him to impress. It’s all up to him.’

 In other transfer news, Watford have signed Dennis Bergkamp’s son Mitchel on a six-month contract after an unsuccessful trial with Arsenal U23s.

Midfielders Ainsley Maitland-Niles and Reiss Nelson could also leave the club on loan on a potentially busy transfer deadline day.




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