Arsenal exclusive: Martin Odegaard targets Inter Milan clash to make injury return

Arsenal are hopeful Martin Odegaard volition beryllium backmost for adjacent week’s immense Champions League showdown astatine Inter Milan.

Odegaard is progressing good successful his betterment from the ankle wounded helium suffered past period and determination is an extracurricular accidental helium could adjacent marque the squad for Saturday’s travel to Newcastle.

But Arsenal are wary astir rushing their skipper back, particularly arsenic they person large distant games astatine Inter and Chelsea adjacent week.

Odegaard is itching to instrumentality and Mikel Arteta confirmed connected Monday the Norwegian has been backmost moving connected the writer for a fewer weeks.

The midfielder is successful the last signifier of his betterment and however helium comes done that volition find his nonstop instrumentality date.

Odegaard being backmost volition beryllium a immense boost for Arsenal, who person struggled for creativity without him.

The 25-year-old damaged his ankle ligaments playing for Norway astatine the commencement of the period and has missed 11 games, including trips to Manchester City and Tottenham.

Odegaard being successful the squad for Wednesday’s clash against Inter would correspond a timely return, fixed it is the toughest of Arsenal’s 8 Champions League league signifier games.

Arteta has antecedently expressed optimism that Odegaard would beryllium backmost playing earlier adjacent month’s planetary break.

“Hopefully yes, but we’ll person to spot however helium goes,” said Arteta connected Monday.

Odegaard revealed past week helium was “close” to a instrumentality erstwhile providing an update connected his fitness.

“I’ve been retired for a fewer weeks now, and person been moving hard to get backmost arsenic soon arsenic possible,” the Arsenal skipper wrote successful his programme notes up of Sunday’s crippled with Liverpool.

“As I said successful my notes connected Tuesday, I consciousness similar it’s adjacent now, but though I haven’t been progressive successful the games lately, I consciousness I’ve inactive been capable to usage that clip beauteous good too.

“Hopefully I tin travel retired of this play fresher and stronger and acceptable for the remainder of the season. That’s the purpose now, look astatine the positives and usage this clip successful a bully way. When I’m backmost I’m going to beryllium feeling beauteous good, I’m sure.”