Martin Odegaard, the captain of Arsenal, is a major question for Saturday's trip to Tottenham.
Without Martin Odegaard, the Scandinavian skipper, who injured his ankle while on global duty, Arsenal will have the chance to face harsh local rivals Tottenham Hotspur this weekend.
The 25-year-old appeared to destroy his knee during the second half of Norway's 2-1 get over Austria on Monday nights and was later spotted boarding a plane back to London on legs.
Following the game, Norway's mind coach Stale Solbakken stated," It looked terrible in the dressing room as well," with the player scheduled for an MRI scan upon his return to Arsenal.
With Declan Rice suspended for the journey to Spurs and new filing Mikel Merino also injured, the schedule of the damage is a nail punch to Arsenal, who begin their Champions League plan with a trip to Atalanta on Thursday evening, away of facing Manchester City next Sunday.
While the team assess Odegaard's injuries and cross their fingers that the problem is not significant, the Gunners will be well aware of how much of a miss the important midfielder may be.
Odegaard joined Arsenal immediately on borrowing from Real Madrid in January 2021 before his move was made permanent the following summer and he has played in a remarkable 125 out of 135 Premier League games since next.
Concerningly, the team's winning percentage falls from 65.5 per share with the Scandinavian in the team to 50 per share without him- a drop of more than 15 per share. Arsenal have lost 20 per share of their game with Odegaard in the team, compared to 40 per cent when he is missing.
Arsenal also score fewer goals when he is missing ( 2.04 per game, down to 1.9 goals per game ), although they concede marginally more with him in the side ( 1.04 per game vs 1.0 per game ).
In terms of his personal factor, Odegaard has netted 31 times and served up 23 assists in his 125 Premier League appearances, which means he delivers a target contribution every 188 minutes, which again underlines only what he means to this area.
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