Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard has enjoyed a sensational start to the calendar year and has been compared to a former fellow Gunners playmaker.
The 25-year-old dons the armband for Mikel Arteta's side and certainly leads by example, having established himself as one of the best attacking midfielders on the continent since leaving Real Madrid for the red half of north London on a permanent basis in 2021. Much of the Emirates faithful believe Odegaard could go on to become an Arsenal legend.
However, to do that he'll need to add a few more trophies to his collection, having only won a Community Shield with the Gunners so far. Someone who won four FA Cups at Arsenal is Mesut Ozil, a player who Odegaard is often compared to given their similar position.
Ex-Arsenal right-back Bacary Sagna can certainly see the similarities, as he made clear while waxing lyrical over the current skipper to Paddy Power. “I love Martin Ødegaard and the way he plays," the Frenchman explained. "He plays with passion and technically, he’s very good and smart on the ball.
"He reminds me of Mesut Özil with the left foot and the way they turn players and anticipate the runs of their teammates. He's very clever because whenever he dribbles, he looks at the body shape of every player and tries to get away from trouble when he’s under pressure."
Sagna went on to add: "When he’s playing, he can analyse the defenders’ body shape and identify the space and technically he’s very comfortable to look ahead and run forwards.
"He’s a top player and Özil was the same player – very smart in the way they attract players, analyse the opposition and make the killer passes."
Things ended poorly for Ozil at Arsenal, with the former Germany international exiled from the
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