Mikel Arteta reveals Arsenal plan for Martin Odegaard talks as Norway consider late decision

Arsenal and Norway volition clasp talks aft Sunday’s crippled with Chelsea to determine whether Martin Odegaard heads disconnected connected planetary work adjacent week.

Odegaard made his comeback for Arsenal connected Wednesday night, coming disconnected the seat astatine Inter Milan for the last minutes to marque his archetypal quality for the Gunners since August.

The Arsenal skipper is hoping to commencement astatine Chelsea connected Sunday for the archetypal clip since injuring his ankle playing for Norway astatine the commencement of September.

Norway are backmost successful enactment adjacent week - taking connected Slovenia and Kazakhstan successful the Nations League - and Odegaard was near retired of the squad that was named connected Tuesday.

Norway brag Stale Solbakken said, however, that Odegaard could inactive articulation up with the squad and Arteta has confirmed talks volition instrumentality spot aft Sunday’s crippled astatine Chelsea.

“Let’s spot however helium goes, however helium trains tomorrow,” said Arteta. “He’s available, he’s fit, if helium does play, however helium feels aft that and past we volition marque the determination betwixt the 3 parties.”

Arsenal person struggled for creativity successful the lack of Odegaard, scoring conscionable six times successful their past six games.

The Gunners person besides mislaid 3 of those six matches, but Arteta says they cannot expect Odegaard to lick each their problems.

“I deliberation demanding that is not precise realistic,” said Arteta. “It’s astir the corporate and each subordinate taking ownership of what we person to bash successful onslaught and doing it amended much consistently.

“But certainly, having a subordinate similar Martin helps due to the fact that he’s shown however important he’s been for america successful the past two-three years.

“We anticipation that is going to assistance due to the fact that he’s been incredibly bully for us. Not lone the interaction helium has connected the squad successful that phase, but successful different phases that are truthful linked to the attacking phase.

“Especially the mode we modulation from connected to the other. He’s been retired for a while, truthful let’s anticipation helium tin interaction the squad precise quickly. That’s the mode I think.”

Arteta likes to support injured players adjacent to the squad adjacent erstwhile they are retired injured - involving them successful meetings and investigation - and that has been the lawsuit with Odegaard this clip around, too.

“He’s ever precise adjacent and progressive with the team,” said Arteta. “He knows the relation and responsibilities helium has.

“He tried his champion but not having him successful the squad, successful the edifice with america connected galore occasions, it is different. But the team, erstwhile we speech astir motivation, had nary issues astatine all.”