Martin Odegaard (22 years old) has not started in the best possible way what should be his year of consolidation in the Real Madrid. His participation in the preseason games has left something to be desired and Ancelotti made it clear to him Milan (0-0) who is currently well behind in the midfielder rotation. The Italian bet before on Isco despite the fact that he has many options to leave this summer and the Malaga player was one of the best in the more than 80 minutes he was on the field. Also by Modric, who joined training two weeks later.
In the second preseason test, Odegaard barely played 30 minutes. He was the only player called up from the first squad who did not play at least half of it. He started plugged in, trying to get in contact with the ball, but it was deflated and his role ended up being residual, wasting a good opportunity to show off. His grade between this meeting and the Rangers does not reach the approved.
In addition to Isco Y Modric, The Norwegian is ahead of the starter Kroos, although the latter is injured and will not return for a couple of months, which opens a small door for him. However, it is not definitive, since in addition to the Malaga and Croatian, Odegaard will have to compete against the always reliable Fede Valverde and the newcomer Dani Ceballos, who returns wanting to show Ancelotti that he wants to stay and whose conditions are best suited to the position.
Martin, who returned to Madrid last year after his great experience in the Real Society, but that he asked to leave on loan to Arsenal in the absence of minutes under the orders of Zidane, you still want to be important. His intention is still to triumph in white, being aware of the difficulty of shining in Thorn Shell. However, the gunners they do not lose track of him and, should the club or the player decide to separate their paths, Arteta will do everything possible to recover it permanently.