Arsenal Complete Odegaard Loan Deal

Arsenal have completed the signing of Martin Odegaard on loan from Real Madrid until the end of the season.

The Gunners made the announcement in a statement released on their official website on Wednesday.

Odegaard, 22, made it clear he wanted to leave in January in order to play regular first-team football, having played just nine times in all competitions for Madrid this season.

Odegaard’s decision to move to the Premier League was aided by a chat with the Arsenal manager.

“I spoke to him (Arteta) before coming here, of course,” Odegaard told Arsenal’s website. “That was very important for me and he seems like a top manager and I liked his ideas, the way he sees football and also the way he is.

“He gave me a great feeling and that was important for me to come here. He was crucial.

“I think every time you go to a new place, you want to make sure that it feels good and that there is a plan. But I think everything here just seems good. I like the club and I always liked the way that the club wants to play. Everything about the club and now how the manager wants to play, I think it’s a club that really suits me well. So I think it’s a good match.”

Related: Odegaard Passes Arsenal Medical

Arteta said: “It’s great that we’ve secured Martin to come to us until the end of the season. Martin is of course a player that we all know very well and although still young, he has been playing at the top level for a while. Martin will provide us with quality offensive options and we’re all excited to be integrating him into our plans between now and May.”