Odegaard's first words as an Arsenal player will cheer the London club fans

The Norwegian midfielder has openly shown how Michael Arteta managed to persuade her to cross into The Gunners.

I talked to him before I came here, of course”, said Odecaard for Arsenal.com. “This was very important to me and he looks like a high-level coach and I liked his ideas, the way he sees football and also the way it's”.

He gave me a great feeling and it was important for me to come here. He was crucial”, further Norwegian added.

Odegaard later showed the player he always liked at Arsenal.

I think it's the biggest league, especially in Norway, so it's always been a dream for me to play the Premier League and I always liked the way Arsenal played and everything about the club. So it's a dream come true in many ways”.

“There was a lot [from the Arsenal players I admired]. But, I think Fabregas, for me, was one of my idols when I grew up”.

“The way he controls the game, the way he dictates the game, his ability to give assistics and also score goals. Everything about his game. I tried to learn as much as possible when I grew up to see him. He was the best player”, he added further.

Odegaard will stay until the end of this season at Arsenal, even though the latter asked for the option to buy it, but they were rejected by Real Madrid.