Odegaard Left Out Of Norway’s Nations League Squad

Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard will not play for Norway in their upcoming UEFA Nations League matches against Slovenia and Kazakhstan. Odegaard was omitted from Norway’s original squad for this week’s crucial fixtures as his side look to seal promotion from Group B3. He flew out to Oslo on Monday for assessment by Norway’s medical staff to determine if he was fit enough to be involved having made his long-awaited comeback from injury for Arsenal in last week’s Champions League defeat by Inter Milan Odegaard – who also captains Norway – then started and completed 90 minutes for his club in Sunday’s 1-1 draw with Chelsea in the Premier League.

But it has now been decided that he needs more time to continue his rehabilitation and build full match fitness before being available for international football again. “After discussions with the medical staff at the national team, we have unfortunately concluded that the situation is not good enough to play these matches,” Odegaard said..