Mikel Arteta believes Martin Odegaard will maintain getting higher and higher after signing his new Arsenal contract.
The Norwegian playmaker inked a new five-year deal on Friday as a reward for his immense type since becoming a member of Arsenal from Real Madrid, having established himself as a pacesetter each on and off the sector.
“Great news for the club and the team,” Arteta mirrored on Odegaard’s new contract. “I’m actually completely satisfied for him as effectively, he totally deserves that.
“It simply exhibits there are some ways to make it. There are many pathways to reach to the place you wish to be. At the tip it is about discovering a spot the place you’re feeling comfy, valued and the place you possibly can categorical your expertise. I feel he is discovered that place. He’s cherished and revered by all people and he totally deserves what he is doing.”
Finding that comfort was a key factor in Odegaard’s decision to extend. Still only 24, Odegaard has already played for six teams in his career and has long been keen to find somewhere to settle.
“I felt linked and at residence right here because the first day,” he told The Guardian. “Also I used to be shifting round lots and struggling to actually settle, so I felt like I wanted a spot to return, cool down and type of discover a residence. That’s what I did right here, so it was straightforward for me to commit.”
Already among the Premier League’s top players, Arteta admitted Arsenal believe Odegaard can keep improving alongside the rest of the squad.
“We do not know [how much better Odegaard can get],” he said. “They do not should look for a ceiling.
“They have to try to be better every single day, being humble enough to admit there is still room for them [to improve] with what you can do individually every single day, which he does.
“The different factor is the contributions of all of the gamers you have got round you. When you have got gamers who’ve the standard to make you higher, that is an enormous bonus. You are pretty much as good as your workforce and the gamers round him elevate his qualities and that’s why he is higher and higher.”
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