Erling Haaland is pleased to see fellow countryman Martin Odegaard linking up with “big club” Arsenal, but the Borussia Dortmund striker says a talented playmaker will need regular game time in order to show his true colours.
Mikel Arteta had made the addition of another creative midfielder a top priority for the Gunners during the January transfer window.
Various targets were mooted at Emirates Stadium, with a deal eventually put in place with Real Madrid for Odegaard.
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The 22-year-old will be spending the rest of the season in north London, with a man who had been struggling for minutes under Zinedine Zidane hoping to rediscover his spark in the Premier League.