Overview
- Following Wednesday’s 1-1 draw at Atletico Madrid in the Champions League semi-final first leg, talkSPORT pundits Jamie O’Hara and Jason Cundy urged Arsenal to take the armband from Odegaard and backed Declan Rice as the next captain.
- Jermaine Jenas, speaking Saturday, said recent criticism of Odegaard is fair and added he would start Eberechi Eze over the Norwegian right now.
- Recurring knee issues have cut into Odegaard’s season and Goal.com reports he has started about 19 games across the Premier League and the Champions League.
- Spanish reports relayed by Football365 suggest Arsenal could listen to offers in the summer with Inter Milan and Aston Villa linked, though no club stance has been confirmed.
- Fabrizio Romano says Arsenal are closely monitoring 17-year-old Red Star Belgrade midfielder Vasilije Kostov as a possible future addition.