Martin Odegaard

“Nothing just comes to you from nowhere.”

“Of course, it's flattering when you hear that big clubs are after you, but I don't think about it too often.”

“I could have gone to many clubs, but Real Madrid was a dream. They are the biggest club in the world and were the best option for me. There I trained with the senior team and played with Castilla under Zidane.”

“I'm usually pretty calm before the game.”

“We are not happy if we don't win and that's the mentality that what we want.”

“You have to be good at not focusing too much on the outside world.”

“Going to Madrid was a good thing for me. I learned so much about what it takes to reach the top.”

“I think for me, the big one was Fabregas. He was one of my favourite players growing up and I always watched him on YouTube.”

“I've always had this weird connection to Arsenal. It started long before I signed.”

“I was impressed by Vitesse.”

“At the Emirates, every time you make a tackle to knock the ball out for a throw-in, the whole stadium cheers like you've scored a goal. They give you this confidence that you can do anything.”

“I think that is football, sometimes you have games where you are not at your best and then the next game you can win.”

“My objective is still to play for Real Madrid. That's why I signed for them, I want to play there one day.”

“I've never been that much into video games.”

“They may not be the most beautiful goals but I'm in the right places and that helps a lot.”

“My game was always about making a difference. Playing the difficult pass.”

“You have to attack all the games the same way.”

“We want to be on the biggest stage.”

“I learned to be tough and to face challenges.”

“We just want to focus on each game, keep improving and see how it goes.”