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Arsenal midfielder Martin Odegaard is at long last operating like the kind of player his former Real Madrid colleague Cristiano Ronaldo once claimed he could.

The 23-year-old playmaker has finally appeared to find a home at the Emirates after years either on the sidelines at the Santiago Bernabeu or loan spells away at other clubs. During his time in the Spanish capital, Odegaard spent plenty of time on the training ground with Los Blancos legend and five-time Ballon d'Or winner Ronaldo.

The Norwegian's move to Madrid caused quite the stir given he was just 13 years of age when European football's biggest clubs started registering their interest. By the age of 16, he was a Real Madrid player and training both with the first-team and the reserves.

During an interview with BT Sport while still in Spain himself back in 2014, Ronaldo was pressed for comment on the five players at the time he felt would go on to enjoy stellar careers. "You see many players with potential," he explained.

"I will mention Martin Odegaard of Madrid for example, at 16 he's still young but you can see he's a very good player. He's a great player, I think he's a young boy, he can still grow. He has a good future ahead. We must give him time to learn, to take his best decisions. But I see a lot of potential in the player, he has got a good left foot."

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