Martin Odegaard has said he knew he needed to leave Real Madrid this season for the good of his career but confirmed he still has ambitions of playing for the club in the future.
The Norway international is on loan at Real Sociedad and has enjoyed an impressive start to the 2019-20 season. Odegaard joined Madrid in 2015, although he has made just two appearances for the senior side.
Speaking after scoring in Sociedad's 2-0 win over Atletico Madrid in La Liga on Saturday, Odegaard provided an honest assessment of where he is at as a player, per Sport:
"At the end of last season I felt it wouldn't be good for me to go back to Madrid.