Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta on the injury suffered by Martin Odegaard and his hopes to have the Norweigian back quickly ahead of the North London Derby against Tottenham
Sobha Realty training centre, London Colney, UK
Sobha Realty training centre, London Colney, UK
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00:00Unlucky 13, I guess, in terms of the news this week regarding Martin. What can you tell us about his injury?
00:06We need some more tests, so let's see what happens in the next day or so, this afternoon probably,
00:11and see what happens, what is the extent of the injury and how quickly we can get him back.
00:18He's super positive about everything. We know Martin, he wants to be there every single day,
00:22but we have to wait and see.
00:24I know he's probably swelling, so it's impossible for you to give a proper prognosis,
00:29but having seen him, I'm sure you have seen him,
00:31is he hopeful that it might not be as bad as you first thought?
00:34I'll leave that to the doctor, but his will, there's no question about that.
00:39He wants to be present in every game, and obviously a big game like this one,
00:43but we need to make sure that we know first of all how good he can be or not.
00:49But just to clarify, I know we can't wait too long because of the swelling,
00:52but you're not ruling him out at this stage?
00:54Players with 48 hours are always available, but let's see what happens.