Martin Odegaard was pictured limping onto a personal jet at Oslo airport after sustaining an harm whereas away on worldwide obligation with Norway.
Odegaard suffered an ankle harm following a slide sort out from Christoph Baumgartner and was taken off 67 minutes into their 2-1 win over Austria on Monday.
He gave the impression to be in agony as he fell to the ground and clutched his ankle earlier than being aided off the pitch by the Norway medical workforce.
The 25-year-old playmaker has since been pitched at Oslo airport forward of his return to Arsenal, making his method onto a personal jet whereas utilizing a set of crutches.
Odegaard was helped up the steps of the Honda HA-420 airplane by the pilot as his girlfriend Helene Spilling adopted behind holding their canine in her arms.
Martin Odegaard was taken off with an ankle harm on Norway obligation in a blow for Arsenal
The midfielder gave the impression to be in agony after a slide sort out from Christoph Baumgartner
Erling Haaland was among the many gamers to console Odegaard, who appeared to be in tears
Odegaard reduce a glum determine as he approached the steps of the airplane carrying a gray sweatshirt and a pair of black trousers with a designer rucksack on his again.
The 25-year-old, who handed his crutches to the pilot as he hopped up the steps, was doing the whole lot he may to keep away from placing weight on his left foot.
The information of Odegaard’s harm will come as a blow for the Gunners – who go toe-to-toe with their North London rivals Tottenham in simply 5 days time.
‘Martin Odegaard’s harm appeared unhealthy within the dressing room,’ mentioned Norway head coach Stale Solbakken after the sport on Monday evening.
Whereas the nationwide workforce physician Ola Sand instructed TV2: ‘He received a small ankle sprain. We are going to see, perhaps we use ultrasound to have a look at it. If we’re not sure, there shall be an MRI.’
Odegaard’s girlfriend was within the stands to witness the incident and appeared visibly distressed as medical employees helped the Arsenal midfielder limp off the sector.
The Gunners captain revealed he and Spilling, a dancer from Norway, predict a toddler in a put up on social media every week in the past.
AN Instagram put up – captioned ‘cannot wait to satisfy you, our little child’ – confirmed off Spilling’s bump because the couple embraced for {a photograph} by the ocean.
Relying on the severity of Odegaard’s harm, it may go away Mikel Arteta with an enormous midfield headache.
Declan Rice is suspended for the Spurs conflict after his controversial purple card towards Brighton whereas £33million summer season signing Mikel Merino can be injured.
Merino suffered a fractured shoulder in his first coaching session, that means Arteta might be left with Thomas Partey and Jorginho to begin in midfield towards Spurs.
A wider harm disaster is taking form for the Gunners, who’re additionally bemoaning the freak harm of £42m man Riccardo Calafiori.
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