Arsenal are reportedly set to offer their captain Martin Odegaard a bumper new contract.
This is according to 90min, who claim that the Norwegian will sit down with the Gunners to discuss a new contract when the season ends.
Odegaard joined Arsenal permanently in the summer of 2021 after an impressive six-month loan spell from Real Madrid. He has since gone on to establish himself as one of the Gunners’ most important players, becoming the captain of the team and contributing in goals and assists.
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He has scored 15 goals and registered eight assists in 35 Premier League games this year. Such is his importance to Arsenal that the Gunners are keen to hand out a bumper new contract to reflect his emergence as one of the leading midfielders in the Premier League.
According to the 90min report, Odegaard’s representatives are happy to sit down with Arsenal in the coming weeks with a view to an extension which will include a significant pay rise.
His current contract at the Emirates, which expires in 2025, sees him earn £115,000 a week, making him the sixth highest-paid player in the team. However, that sum is less than half the sum that the club’s highest earner, Gabriel Jesus, currently collects at the club.
Having grown in stature and importance at the club, Arsenal want to reward Oodegaard with a new deal reflecting his status. The fact that he has just two years left on his deal at the club is also pushing the Gunners to move towards thrashing out a new deal.
