Real Sociedad manager Imanol Alguacil says his side were never in the running to re-sign Martin Odegaard from Real Madrid.
He also confirmed that striker Willian Jose’s proposed switch to the Premier League with Wolves is in the advanced stage of negotiations.
Arsenal are in talks with Madrid over a loan move for Norwegian international Odegaard, with sources close to the deal confirming to Goal that the Gunners are increasingly confident a deal can be done.
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There had been suggestions that Arsenal could face competition from Sociedad, where Odegaard spent a successful spell on loan in 2019-20.