Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard set for three weeks out – Norway team doctor

Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard is set to be out for around three weeks with an ankle problem he sustained on international duty, according to Norway’s team doctor.

The Gunners midfielder was left clutching his left ankle on Monday night after an innocuous-looking tangle with Austria’s Christoph Baumgartner on the hour mark of his side’s 2-1 Nations League win in Oslo and was helped off the pitch in tears by team-mate Erling Haaland.

The 25-year-old has returned to London for further assessment by Arsenal’s medical staff.

Gunners boss Mikel Arteta is already without Declan Rice for the north London derby at Tottenham on Sunday following the midfielder’s red card in the draw against Brighton before the international break.

Summer signing Riccardo Calafiori is also a doubt after he was forced off during Italy’s Nations League match against France with a calf problem and the defender returned early to start on his recovery with Arsenal.

While no official update on Odegaard was expected until Arteta spoke to the media ahead of the Spurs game, Norway’s team doctor Ola Sand believed the former Real Madrid midfielder would need a few weeks of rehabilitation.

Worrying scenes at Ullevaal Stadium. Seems that our captain Martin Ødegaard twisted his ankle. Just had to leave the pitch unfortunately … pic.twitter.com/JEPoT0KUi8

— Jan Aage Fjørtoft