Arsenal transfer news: Major £35.5m star could leave after 'struggling' as Mikel Arteta set to evolve Premier League squad

Martin Odegaard could permission Arsenal this summertime amid concerns astir his spot successful the starting XI, the latest study has claimed.

The Gunners whitethorn person been quiescent truthful acold this summertime transportation window, but the Premier League champions look acceptable to fortify considerably implicit the adjacent months.

Mikel Arteta's broadside person been linked with a determination for Newcastle United's Bruno Guimaraes, and his summation would adhd a caller magnitude to the team's midfield.

However, the Brazilian would request a starting relation fixed his quality, and that could permission Arteta with a enactment dilemma.

Football Insider assertion that Odegaard whitethorn see his semipermanent aboriginal astatine the Emirates implicit concerns astir perchance being replaced successful the lineup, freeing up a spot successful the squad.

Martin Odegaard future: Should Arsenal skipper beryllium worried?

Signed from Real Madrid for a interest rising to £34.5m successful 2021 aft joining connected indebtedness successful January that year, Odegaard has undoubtedly been a large success.

The 27-year-old has scored 35 goals and provided 37 assists successful the Premier League for Arsenal, with the fig 10 a originative unit successful his archetypal fewer seasons astatine the Emirates.

However, the Norwegian struggled with injuries successful the past 2 campaigns, starting 26 league games successful 2024-25 and conscionable 16 times successful 2025-26.

In those 2 seasons, helium lone scored 3 non-penalty goals successful the apical formation portion providing 14 assists, and immoderate fans person called for the skipper to beryllium replaced.

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Declan Rice is simply a definite starter adjacent term, and fixed the Gunners are successful the marketplace for a caller midfielder, it would not beryllium astonishing if a caller look lined up alongside the Englishman.

If Odegaard was to leave, that would unfastened up a spot successful the XI for a caller fig 10, though possibly that void could beryllium filled by internally by Eberechi Eze.

The erstwhile Crystal Palace prima started 21 times successful the Premier League, scoring 5 of his 7 goals against Tottenham Hotspur, but galore of his appearances came from the near of attack.

Odegaard's imaginable departure would let him to beryllium utilized successful cardinal positions, and helium whitethorn find it easier to interaction games from those areas.