In the early days of Martin Odegaard’s time at Real Madrid, when the footballing world followed his every step with uncontained excitement, the Norwegian found some comfort in the sounds of home. After his move to Spain, he began to listen to one of the songs of Stromsgodset, his first club, before each match in the white shirt of Real.
That fact alone is illustrative of some of the emotional challenges that the teenage Odegaard must have faced upon signing for the biggest club on the planet. Clearly, this was a young footballer who craved a slice of familiarity.