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  "publishedAt": "2026-04-30T21:00:00.000Z",
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    "£30m move from Real Madrid in 2021",
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  "textContent": "Odegaard has spent five years at Arsenal (Picture: Getty)\n\nArsenal have been told they would be making a huge transfer mistake if they decided to cash in on Martin Odegaard in the summer transfer window.\n\nOdegaard has been one of Arsenal’s standout players since his £30m move from Real Madrid in 2021, making over 200 appearances for the Gunners.\n\nBut persistent nagging injuries and a dip in form have seen his influence in Mikel Arteta’s side wane this season.\n\nThe Norwegian international has scored just one goal in all competitions this term with only seven assists to boot.\n\nAnd the recent form of Eberechi Eze and the exciting development of Max Dowman have led some fans and pundits to question Odegaard’s long-term future in the team.\n\nBut former Gunners midfielder Anders Limpar believes that Arsenal should pay no attention to the outside noise, and would be making a ‘dangerous’ move if they decided to sell Odegaard in the summer.\n\nMartin Odegaard’s future at Arsenal has come under question (Picture: Getty)\n\n##  Get personalised football updates every day\n\nSign up to our daily football newsletter and choose your team to get the latest news, rumours and more about your favourite team.\n\n‘It would be dangerous for Arsenal to sell Martin Odegaard,’ Limpar told _FruityKing._\n\n‘The other players rely on him so much. The way he shows for the ball and dictates games, who is he taking the pressure off?\n\n‘Declan Rice and that lets Declan Rice do his stuff. He takes the pressure off Martin Zubimendi too.\n\nPOLL\n\nPoll\n\n### Should Arsenal sell Odegaard?\n\n  * Yes - it's time for him to move onCheck\n\n  * No - he has plenty more to giveCheck\n\n\n\n\n‘Suddenly Odegaard, the playmaker, is out. So the players look to Declan Rice. He is an engine but he is not a player who will make 20 assists with his passing. Zubimendi is not that player either.\n\n‘They are the link players between defence and attack. Odegaard is the playmaker. He makes the other players better. He makes Zubimendi and Declan Rice better.\n\n‘It’s not fair what people say about Odegaard. To say that he’s been a bad player or we need to sell him, no, I don’t think so.’\n\n**For more stories like this, check our sport page**.\n\n**Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on**Facebook,** Twitter and Instagram**.\n\nComment now Comments \nAdd Metro as a Preferred Source on Google\nAdd as preferred source\n",
  "title": "Arsenal warned it would be ‘dangerous’ to let Martin Odegaard leave this summer"
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