Arteta thrilled with Odegaard contract extension

Martin Odegaard has signed a new five-year deal at Arsenal to see him stay at the Emirates until 2028

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00:00 Great news for the club, great news for the team. Really happy for him as well, he fully deserves that.

00:07 It just shows as well that there are many ways to make it, many pathways to arrive where you want

00:15 and at the end it's about finding a place where you feel comfortable, where you feel valued and you can express your talent.

00:22 I think he's found that place, I think he's loved by everybody, respected by everybody and he fully deserves what he's doing.

00:30 At a very early age he had huge expectations, he made his debut with the national team at 15/16 I think.

00:37 He's played for five different teams in three different countries in that period. That's a lot for someone to take.

00:45 But I think you are made as well of the experiences and the journeys that you go through and Martin is the player that he is today at that age

00:52 because of what he's been through in the last four or five years. That's what is making the player and the person that he is today.

00:58 We are really happy that he's found home.