Martin Odegaard has revealed that Barcelona rivalled Real Madrid for his signature before he eventually plumped to sign for the Bernabeu side.
The Norwegian elected to leave Stromsgodset in 2015 to join up with the Liga outfit, but despite being hailed as one of the game’s great young talents, he was unable to make an immediate impression with Los Blancos.
Odegaard still only has one league appearance for Madrid to his name, while he has been shipped out on loan in three successive seasons, first to Heerenveen and Vitesse in the Netherlands, and now to Real Sociedad in Spain.