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Arsenal: Arteta lauds 'intelligent' Odegaard
Arsenal's financial offer to Martin Odegaard has led to the Real Madrid midfielder being open to returning to the Emirates this summer, according to reports. Odegaard was set to stay at Real and fight for his spot under Carlo Ancelotti after spending the second half of last season on loan at Arsenal.
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The report says Arteta wants to sign Odegaard 'at all costs', and is insisting the club do what they can to get a deal done.
There is no mention of how much Real would want for Odegaard to leave on a permanent deal.
However, Real will not make it easy and manager Ancelotti will do what he can to persuade him to stay.
Odegaard has two years remaining on his contract, so it is getting close to a point where a decision will need to be made over his future.
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Arsenal transfer news: Mikel Arteta wants to re-sign Martin Odegaard (Image: EXPRESS)
Speaking after the final match of last season, Arteta reiterated his desire to get Odegaard back.
Arteta said: "Well we have a very clear and strong opinion on what we would like to do. He's not our player.
"We'll have discussions in the next few weeks, but first of all we need to respect that he's a Real Madrid player. We'll have those communications.
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"We've tried to make everything that we could to get Martin performing for the team, which I think he's done, and he has adapted really well to our way of playing and to our football club.
"Hopefully we have given him the hope and the feeling that this could be a good place for him."
Asked if he thinks a deal will happen, Arteta said: "I don't know. It's not in our hands. I don't know."