Martin Odegaard is just 'one step' away from joining Arsenal on a six-month loan deal after becoming fed up with his situation at Real Madrid, according to reports in Spain.
As reported by Sportsmail, Gunners technical director Edu began negotiations last week for the 22-year-old and it now appears that the Premier League side have beat Real Sociedad and Sevilla to his signature.
The writing has been on the wall for Odegaard after he was left out of Zinedine Zidane's squad as they fell to an embarrassing Copa del Rey defeat at minnows Alcoyano on Wednesday night, with the Norwegian playmaker keen to leave during to gain more minutes.