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Heerenveen seal loan deal for Real Madrid wonderkid Odegaard

Heerenveen have confirmed that they have signed Real Madrid youngster Martin Odegaard on loan until the end of the season.

The 18-year-old will be unveiled by the Eredivisie side on Tuesday morning, having moved to the Dutch club in order to get more regular first team experience.

In May 2015, Odegaard became the youngest ever player to play for Real Madrid, aged just 16-years and 157-days-old.

Despite that early breakthrough, he has failed to hold down a regular spot in Zinedine Zidane's squad, and has found himself playing for the club's B side.

Odegaard's prodigious talent has seen him compared to some of the biggest names in world football, including Barcelona star Lionel Messi.