Arsenal have a ‘fantastic’ player in their ranks, says Celtic star – he’s not talking about Tierney

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Arsenal on-loan ace Martin Odegaard has been praised by Celtic star Kristoffer Ajer after the Gunners man was confirmed as Norway’s new captain.

The Gunners signed the 22-year-old on loan from Real Madrid until the end of the season, Mikel Arteta eager to bring in a creative midfielder to provide competition for Emile Smith Rowe.

Odegaard, who arrived at the Emirates Stadium to much fanfare, has made nine appearances for the Gunners to date.

The playmaker opened his account for Arsenal in Thursday’s Europa League victory at Olympiakos, opening the scoring with a superb curling effort from range.

Odegaard famously became Norway’s youngest ever senior international when he played the full 90 minutes in a 2014 friendly with the United Arab Emirates at 15 years and 253 days.

Eight years on and, at just 22 years old, he’ll now captain his nation, as confirmed by head coach Stale Solbakken to VG.

And Ajer, Odegaard’s compatriot, has waxed lyrical about the attacking gem, telling VG he’s a “fantastic guy who really deserves the captaincy role.”

Norway are in World Cup qualifying action at the end of the month, with fixtures against Gibraltar, Turkey and Montenegro on 24, 27 and 30 March respectively.