chooyaochuen
10 years ago
Great move. The kid is a true football prodigy.
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chooyaochuen
10 years ago
Great move. The kid is a true football prodigy.
CroatiaFan123
10 years ago
Why I'm not suprised? Oh yeah...
Dynastian98
10 years ago
I hope he isn't ruined at Madrid. Other than Jese and Morata, no RM youth player under the age of 21 has been promoted in the last 8 years or so.
Dynastian98
10 years ago
decentK
10 years ago
Probably has the biggest potential along w/ Hachim Mastour. I do not think this is the right move for him, I hope RMA will prove me wrong though. Agree w/ u Dynastian on this one. And nice photo ^
He's under the hands of Zizou though..... enough said.
The guy is born in -98 and gets 40k a week alrdy. I don't think he deserves that much, because at the end of the day he hasn't proven to be equally paid with loads of better players ( AT THIS MOMENT ). Would be fair to pay him ~5-10k a week now and after few years if he could make himself regular then give him new contract.
CroatiaFan123
10 years ago
Real Madrid also wants Lucas Silva from Cruzeiro. He is very possible most tallented player in Brazil.
BlaugranaDude
10 years ago
Too much attention for a 15 year old in my opinion. Pogba would've been a much, MUCH better choice.
Iraqi_Madridista
10 years ago
He is playing in Real Madrid B which is Castilla. SO STOP SAYING HE WILL DESTROY HIS CARREER BLABLABLA
quikzyyy
10 years ago
80k per week for a 16 year kid? Really? That's sick.
Eden17Hazard17
10 years ago
I wanted him at Southampton, but who could turn down 80,000 a week. That's higher than the wages of Matic, De Gea, Courtois, Oscar, Carvajal, and many more
decentK
10 years ago
@iraqi lmao. It's rather obvious that Southampton/ajax/arsenal etc would've been better choice FOOTBALL WISE. It's not about that Real Madrid have B team, every single team have some sort of "B team". Everyone hopes that he'll have succesful career in Real Madrid obviously.
Heisinburg
10 years ago
I'd like to agree that if he went to a club such as Southampton, perhaps his development as a footballer would have been greater than what he chose now.
However, I'd also like to think that under the mentoring of Zizou alongside playing with an extremely promising football academy (yes, I do think RM are also one of the World's best at it), maybe Odegaard's move to Real Madrid wasn't such a bad idea. If you think about it, players like Varane and Jese who made it through the ranks of RM isn't really much of a bother, as there is a great number of top players that didn't make it through RM first team, and yet play for other top clubs, like Mata for example. Odegaard's only 16, so a lucrative deal such as this was obviously a no brainer, can't blame him.
Eden17Hazard17
10 years ago
Edited
Official Real sign Lucas Silva
Odegaard should've signed for Southampton, worked with their amazing staff to become a star. Then join Liverpool (because that's the club he supports), and become a club legend there. However, when the opportunity comes when he's in his late 20's, don't make the same mistake Stevie G made. He should sign for RM where he can win trophies and add a bit more silverware to his career.
I also read this thing from CaughtOffside, which tries to predict what will actually happen since he moved to RM first.
Well worth a read in the comment below....
Official Real sign Lucas Silva
Eden17Hazard17
10 years ago
Edited
It’s the year 2025 – what ever happened to Martin Odegaard?
Fast forward ten years into the future…it’s your lunch break, so naturally to pass the time you have a scroll through Twitter (now implanted into your brain, or eyes, or something) and one of those @FootyBanter accounts that are still going strong (they’ve replaced all newspapers in fact) has tweeted a list: “Remember these teenage wonderkids? You won’t believe where number 3 is playing now!” – at number one, ahead of Adnan Januzaj, Serge Gnabry and Kurt Zouma is Martin Odegaard.
*You chuckle to yourself. “Oh yeeeah, him…” you say as you head for a trip down memory lane. You remember he went to Real Madrid when he was just 16, rejecting the likes of Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool and Bayern Munich, but what happened after that? You have a look through Wikipedia – again, via your brain because it’s the future – and have a read.*Of course! So he made the move to Real Madrid in January 2015 and went immediately into the club’s B team to continue his development out of the spotlight. Fair enough. The Norwegian attacking midfielder actually did quite well upon arrival, scoring 10 goals in 20 games that season and continuing to attract the attention of loyal YouTube compilation makers that season.
After a second season in the B team Odegaard, then 17, became concerned about a lack of first-team opportunities at the Bernabeu. The signings of the likes of Marco Reus only increased competition for places in the side, and in January 2017, Odegaard was tracked by a host of clubs on loan. Despite murmours of interest from big names like Arsenal and Liverpool, who of course tried to sign him prior to his move to Real, the 18-year-old eventually became something of a coup for Everton for the second half of the 2016/17 season. Despite a goal on his debut, the winger could not maintain his best form and looked to struggle with the physical game in England, losing his place in Garry Monk’s side in the final few games of the campaign.
Back at Real for the 2017/18 season, Odegaard looked to have been handed a lifeline in Madrid as an over-the-hill Cristiano Ronaldo rejoined Manchester United on loan. However, the player failed to impress and was booed by sections of the Bernabeu crowd on a number of occasions for a perceived lack of effort.After a nightmare year for Odegaard, Real Madrid finally decided to put the former prodigy up for sale for an asking price of just £3m, with newly-promoted Queens Park Rangers taking a gamble on him as they looked for some spark in attack to complement the target-man play of 36-year-old Peter Crouch upfront. Odegaard finally looked like fulfilling his potential with a strong run of individual form towards the end of the season, helping Mark Hughes’ side to a surprise run to the FA Cup semi-finals, though they were ultimately relegated and Newcastle United paid a surprisingly high £15m to bring him back to the Premier League.
Unablee to cope with that price tag, Odegaard had a quiet 2019/20 season, with an on-pitch bust-up with team-mate Mohamed Salah and the ensuing Twitterstorm that followed his most high-profile moment at St James’ Park.
Odegaard was then loaned out to Trabzonspor for the 2020/21 season as Newcastle struggled to sell the troubled 22-year-old, but controversy followed him around again as he had a number of public spats with manager Luis Enrique. Odegaard then sealed an emotional return on a season-long loan to his first club Stromsgodset the following year, but was once again unable to convince his new employers before returning to the Magpies for the start of 2022/23.
Despite having a contract until 2024, Newcastle terminated Odegaard’s deal that summer and he spent a few months without a club before being offered a trial by ambitious French Ligue 2 side AS Monaco. However, he failed to earn a deal with the club and ended up back in Turkey with Caykur Rizespor after being handed a contract at the club for the 2023/24 season, where he would play alongside a 33-year-old Mario Balotelli, though the club’s big-name deals could not save them from relegation.
*Now in the Turkish second division, Odegaard is starting to look close to back to his best and the 26-year-old might finally achieve his tremendous potential. But off goes BrainTwitter™ – you realise an hour’s gone already and it’s time to get back to work.*Disclaimer – all events in this light-hearted tale are, as you may have guessed, made-up, and we of course wish Martin all the best in a long and fruitful career at the Bernabeu.
Disclaimer – all events in this light-hearted tale are, as you may have guessed, made-up, and we of course wish Martin all the best in a long and fruitful career at the Bernabeu.
It’s the year 2025 – what ever happened to Martin Odegaard?
Fast forward ten years into the future…it’s your lunch break, so naturally to pass the time you have a scroll through Twitter (now implanted into your brain, or eyes, or something) and one of those @FootyBanter accounts that are still going strong (they’ve replaced all newspapers in fact) has tweeted a list: “Remember these teenage wonderkids? You won’t believe where number 3 is playing now!” – at number one, ahead of Adnan Januzaj, Serge Gnabry and Kurt Zouma is Martin Odegaard.
You chuckle to yourself. “Oh yeeeah, him…” you say as you head for a trip down memory lane. You remember he went to Real Madrid when he was just 16, rejecting the likes of Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool and Bayern Munich, but what happened after that? You have a look through Wikipedia – again, via your brain because it’s the future – and have a read.
Of course! So he made the move to Real Madrid in January 2015 and went immediately into the club’s B team to continue his development out of the spotlight. Fair enough. The Norwegian attacking midfielder actually did quite well upon arrival, scoring 10 goals in 20 games that season and continuing to attract the attention of loyal YouTube compilation makers that season.
After a second season in the B team Odegaard, then 17, became concerned about a lack of first-team opportunities at the Bernabeu. The signings of the likes of Marco Reus only increased competition for places in the side, and in January 2017, Odegaard was tracked by a host of clubs on loan. Despite murmours of interest from big names like Arsenal and Liverpool, who of course tried to sign him prior to his move to Real, the 18-year-old eventually became something of a coup for Everton for the second half of the 2016/17 season. Despite a goal on his debut, the winger could not maintain his best form and looked to struggle with the physical game in England, losing his place in Garry Monk’s side in the final few games of the campaign.
Back at Real for the 2017/18 season, Odegaard looked to have been handed a lifeline in Madrid as an over-the-hill Cristiano Ronaldo rejoined Manchester United on loan. However, the player failed to impress and was booed by sections of the Bernabeu crowd on a number of occasions for a perceived lack of effort.
After a nightmare year for Odegaard, Real Madrid finally decided to put the former prodigy up for sale for an asking price of just £3m, with newly-promoted Queens Park Rangers taking a gamble on him as they looked for some spark in attack to complement the target-man play of 36-year-old Peter Crouch upfront. Odegaard finally looked like fulfilling his potential with a strong run of individual form towards the end of the season, helping Mark Hughes’ side to a surprise run to the FA Cup semi-finals, though they were ultimately relegated and Newcastle United paid a surprisingly high £15m to bring him back to the Premier League.
Unable to cope with that price tag, Odegaard had a quiet 2019/20 season, with an on-pitch bust-up with team-mate Mohamed Salah and the ensuing Twitterstorm that followed his most high-profile moment at St James’ Park.
Odegaard was then loaned out to Trabzonspor for the 2020/21 season as Newcastle struggled to sell the troubled 22-year-old, but controversy followed him around again as he had a number of public spats with manager Luis Enrique. Odegaard then sealed an emotional return on a season-long loan to his first club Stromsgodset the following year, but was once again unable to convince his new employers before returning to the Magpies for the start of 2022/23.
Despite having a contract until 2024, Newcastle terminated Odegaard’s deal that summer and he spent a few months without a club before being offered a trial by ambitious French Ligue 2 side AS Monaco. However, he failed to earn a deal with the club and ended up back in Turkey with Caykur Rizespor after being handed a contract at the club for the 2023/24 season, where he would play alongside a 33-year-old Mario Balotelli, though the club’s big-name deals could not save them from relegation.
Now in the Turkish second division, Odegaard is starting to look close to back to his best and the 26-year-old might finally achieve his tremendous potential. But off goes BrainTwitter™ – you realise an hour’s gone already and it’s time to get back to work.
Disclaimer – all events in this light-hearted tale are, as you may have guessed, made-up, and we of course wish Martin all the best in a long and fruitful career at the Bernabeu.
It’s the year 2025 – what ever happened to Martin Odegaard?
Fast forward ten years into the future…it’s your lunch break, so naturally to pass the time you have a scroll through Twitter (now implanted into your brain, or eyes, or something) and one of those @FootyBanter accounts that are still going strong (they’ve replaced all newspapers in fact) has tweeted a list: “Remember these teenage wonderkids? You won’t believe where number 3 is playing now!” – at number one, ahead of Adnan Januzaj, Serge Gnabry and Kurt Zouma is Martin Odegaard.
*You chuckle to yourself. “Oh yeeeah, him…” you say as you head for a trip down memory lane. You remember he went to Real Madrid when he was just 16, rejecting the likes of Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool and Bayern Munich, but what happened after that? You have a look through Wikipedia – again, via your brain because it’s the future – and have a read.*Of course! So he made the move to Real Madrid in January 2015 and went immediately into the club’s B team to continue his development out of the spotlight. Fair enough. The Norwegian attacking midfielder actually did quite well upon arrival, scoring 10 goals in 20 games that season and continuing to attract the attention of loyal YouTube compilation makers that season.
After a second season in the B team Odegaard, then 17, became concerned about a lack of first-team opportunities at the Bernabeu. The signings of the likes of Marco Reus only increased competition for places in the side, and in January 2017, Odegaard was tracked by a host of clubs on loan. Despite murmours of interest from big names like Arsenal and Liverpool, who of course tried to sign him prior to his move to Real, the 18-year-old eventually became something of a coup for Everton for the second half of the 2016/17 season. Despite a goal on his debut, the winger could not maintain his best form and looked to struggle with the physical game in England, losing his place in Garry Monk’s side in the final few games of the campaign.
Back at Real for the 2017/18 season, Odegaard looked to have been handed a lifeline in Madrid as an over-the-hill Cristiano Ronaldo rejoined Manchester United on loan. However, the player failed to impress and was booed by sections of the Bernabeu crowd on a number of occasions for a perceived lack of effort.After a nightmare year for Odegaard, Real Madrid finally decided to put the former prodigy up for sale for an asking price of just £3m, with newly-promoted Queens Park Rangers taking a gamble on him as they looked for some spark in attack to complement the target-man play of 36-year-old Peter Crouch upfront. Odegaard finally looked like fulfilling his potential with a strong run of individual form towards the end of the season, helping Mark Hughes’ side to a surprise run to the FA Cup semi-finals, though they were ultimately relegated and Newcastle United paid a surprisingly high £15m to bring him back to the Premier League.
Unablee to cope with that price tag, Odegaard had a quiet 2019/20 season, with an on-pitch bust-up with team-mate Mohamed Salah and the ensuing Twitterstorm that followed his most high-profile moment at St James’ Park.
Odegaard was then loaned out to Trabzonspor for the 2020/21 season as Newcastle struggled to sell the troubled 22-year-old, but controversy followed him around again as he had a number of public spats with manager Luis Enrique. Odegaard then sealed an emotional return on a season-long loan to his first club Stromsgodset the following year, but was once again unable to convince his new employers before returning to the Magpies for the start of 2022/23.
Despite having a contract until 2024, Newcastle terminated Odegaard’s deal that summer and he spent a few months without a club before being offered a trial by ambitious French Ligue 2 side AS Monaco. However, he failed to earn a deal with the club and ended up back in Turkey with Caykur Rizespor after being handed a contract at the club for the 2023/24 season, where he would play alongside a 33-year-old Mario Balotelli, though the club’s big-name deals could not save them from relegation.
*Now in the Turkish second division, Odegaard is starting to look close to back to his best and the 26-year-old might finally achieve his tremendous potential. But off goes BrainTwitter™ – you realise an hour’s gone already and it’s time to get back to work.*Disclaimer – all events in this light-hearted tale are, as you may have guessed, made-up, and we of course wish Martin all the best in a long and fruitful career at the Bernabeu.
Disclaimer – all events in this light-hearted tale are, as you may have guessed, made-up, and we of course wish Martin all the best in a long and fruitful career at the Bernabeu.
Heisinburg
10 years ago
Edited
@Eden, LOL, someone must reeeaalllly hate Odegaard. However, if he'd rejected Real Madrid, I reckon clubs like City, United (yes, us too), Chelsea, Bayern, etc, would have done the same...he's 16 for christ's sake. Liverpool would have been great for him though, but I still think Southampton would have been much MUCH better since it's not too big of a leap in terms of the power, ranking, and reputation of a club (would have been a safer approach for him to take baby steps rather than leap from the Norwegian league to the top of the world)
But yes, what a dark DARK prediction for the Norwegian.
@Eden, LOL, someone must reeeaalllly hate Odegaard. However, if he'd rejected Real Madrid, I reckon clubs like City, United (yes, us too), Chelsea, Bayern, etc, would have done the same...he's 16 for christ's sake. Liverpool would have been great for him though, but I still think Southampton would have been much MUCH better since it's not too big of a leap in terms of the power of a club.
But yes, what a dark DARK prediction for the Norwegian.
quikzyyy
10 years ago
@Eden You should write books about players future! I would definitely buy book like this from you.
CroatiaFan123
10 years ago
@Eden17 Very good text!
Real Madrid!
More and more similar rumors are starting to blend in together, as the 16 year old Norwegian prodigy has decided to go to Real Madrid after being offered with a lucrative deal (rumored to be around 80,000 a week)!
The player is expected to start off his time with the riches at Real Madrid B, coached under the legend of greats, Zidane. We'll see how he progresses and hopefully it'll be positive, but I'm fairly certain that he would have grabbed and progressed much more should he have joined a club like Liverpool.
_______Sources_______\
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2920818/Martin-Odegaard-signs-Real-Madrid.html#comments
http://www.realmadrid.com/en/news/2015/01/official-announcement-martin-odegaard?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_content=com_odegaard_en&utm_campaign=twitterrrss
http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/30927958
Real Madrid!
More and more similar rumors are starting to blend in together, as the 16 year old Norwegian prodigy has decided to go to Real Madrid after being offered with a lucrative deal (rumored to be around 80,000 a week)!
The player is expected to start off his time with the riches at Real Madrid B, coached under the legend of greats, Zidane. We'll see how he progresses and hopefully it'll be positive, but I'm fairly certain that he would have grabbed and progressed much more should he have joined a club like Liverpool.