Primera Liga: Real Madrid sign Norwegian wonderboy Martin Odegaard

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January 22nd, 2015
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Real Madrid have secured an agreement to sign 16-year-old Norwegian forward Martin Odegaard from Stromsgodset. The club have not revealed the financial details of the deal but Spanish media reported that Real Madrid paid around 3 million euro.

Odegaard is probably the most exciting young prospect in European football after he made his debut for the Norwegian senior national team as a 15-year-old in August. He has been linked with many of Europe's top clubs.

He will probably kick off his career in Spain at the Real Madrid B team under the guidance of former legend Zinedine Zidane before stepping up into the first team. Last year Odegaard became the youngest player to appear and score in the Norwegian Premier League. He bagged five goals and delivered seven assists in 23 appearances for Stromgodset. Many specialists have compared the Norwegian wonderkid to Barcelona's Lionel Messi while Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti described him as "a kid with talent and personality".

In the video below you can see a showcase of Odegaard's skills.

Real Madrid are 1/3 at Bet365 to win the Primera Liga this season.

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