Martin Odegaard has realised Cristiano Ronaldo's prediction for Arsenal star Cristiano Ronaldo tipped Martin Odegaard to become a world-class player when they shared the pitch at Real Madrid – a prediction which has since come true at Arsenal.
The 26-year-old Norwegian broke through the youth system of Stromsgodset in 2013, before Los Blancos stunned the world by bringing the relatively unknown player to the Bernabeu in 2015 at the age of just 16 – becoming the club's youngest-ever first-team player.
Odegaard never quite managed to break through into the main La Liga squad over his six-year tenure with Real Madrid, outclassed by the likes of experienced international pair Toni Kroos and Luka Modric.
I will mention Martin Odegaard of Madrid for example, at 16 he's still young but you can see he's a very good player."
However, wonderkid Odegaard saw little action for the senior side during his stint in the Spanish capital, appearing on just 11 occasions while spending the most part of his tenure under Zinedine Zidane for the Castilla reserves side.
