Martin Ødegaard

[Protnemer]

Hopefully a 6 month loan here leads to a chance of signing him this summer.

 

[AbouCuéllar]

This is the equivalent of 'I'm not racist some of my best friends are black', very suspicious.

lol, can't win, you're right, I shouldn't have even dignified such bitter (from being wrong about Pepe) and stupid claims.

Carry on.

 

[Macho]

Man Zidane worse than mourinho treating youngsters lol

The thing with loan without an option to buy, there's no real commitment to developing him.

I think he's a good player and a good signing, but I don't think Arteta is much better with young attacking talent.

 

[Macho]

If I said he'd be back up for Saka I can only imagine how long the post would have been instead.

Nobody mentioned race, or Pepe either. You don't even rate Pepe

Oh well.

 

[GDeep™]

Why is a loan a shocking deal? Interested to hear your opinion on why its so bad.

Think he’ll need time to adjust. Rather we just sign him, develop him and build the team around him.

 

[Riou]

don't think Arteta is much better with young attacking talent.

Arteta has kept Saka's development going, ESR is starting into get into the team too, plus Eddie has played a lot for us (though he looks quite far behind the other 2)

Think this is a little harsh.

 

[Macho]

As for Ødegaard, it's exciting I have to admit. Not the profile I was expecting to rotate with ESR though but not necessarily a bad thing.

 

[HairSprayGooners]

Think he’ll need time to adjust. Rather we just sign him, develop him and build the team around him.

The whole point is there isn't enough money in the pot to sign anyone right now. Especially not Ødegaard who would comfortably cost around £30M maybe even more.

This is a good opportunity to get him in, even if he needs time to adapt we'd still see if he was up to the league or not physically and if he has quality on the ball that we've been lacking.

We're being clever here, Ryan and Ødegaard will have a year left on their deals in June. So signing Ødegaard in the summer if he impresses would be much easier than signing him outright now.

 

[say yes]

This is a weird one if there’s no option.

He’s a big talent who will be coming here to play (once he’s adapted). However, I don’t see how he can fit into the same team as Saka and ESR given that he’s a AM / RW.

If we’re not keeping him, why give him minutes ahead of those two youngsters who are in great form?

 

[El Duderino]

 

[drippin]

We're being clever here, Ryan and Ødegaard will have a year left on their deals in June. So signing Ødegaard in the summer if he impresses would be much easier than signing him outright now.

Ødegaard's contract with Real is until 2023. Still not bad, if he didn't make an extension like Ceballos once when he came.

 

[MikelHadADream]

Him being a left footer is a big advantage. It opens up that angle for the ball between fullback and CB for Auba. Lets hope he can replicate his La Liga form for us. Having a firing Ødegaard and fully fit Partey for the second half of the season is a big injection of quality into the team.

 

[drippin]

This is a weird one if there’s no option.

He’s a big talent who will be coming here to play (once he’s adapted). However, I don’t see how he can fit into the same team as Saka and ESR given that he’s a AM / RW.

If we’re not keeping him, why give him minutes ahead of those two youngsters who are in great form?

Do you understand the need for rotation especially for young players? And in this tough season?

 

[say yes]

I’m on board with it if we do this:

Auba - Laca - Saka
—— Ode - ESR——
——— Partey ———

 

[Macho]

Arteta has kept Saka's development going, ESR is starting into get into the team too, plus Eddie has played a lot for us (though he looks quite far behind the other 2)

Think this is a little harsh.

Saka and ESR have grown up here and are playing with childhood friends it's very different. He gave ESR a start and he ran with it and he's only a handful of games in.

I credit Arteta for giving him the chance, but that's where it ends for me. Saka has had some of the most minutes played in the squad even prior to Arteta coming.

I will be watching Martin's time here under Arteta with great interest.

 

[Jasard]

Think he’ll need time to adjust. Rather we just sign him, develop him and build the team around him.

They don't want to sell and we don't have the money. Not really any transfer this window so it's this or nothing really

 

[say yes]

Do you understand the need for rotation especially for young players? And in this tough season?

Yeah of course I do. But we’re still going to have a first choice option who starts.

Who are you dropping out of Ode, Saka and ESR?

 

[Rex Stone]

Manberg99 when the Feds are at the door.

 

[drippin]

Yeah of course I do. But we’re still going to have a first choice option who starts.

Who are you dropping out of Ode, Saka and ESR?

Out of Ode & ESR the one will play less who performs worse. But all will play a lot still.

 

[DUFFMAN]

No point paying over the odds now for an AM

Wait until the summer.

Good deal this.