Martin Odegaard grew up a 'huge' Liverpool fan but rejected a move there after getting a guided training ground tour from Steven Gerrard

Martin Odegaard at Anfield ahead of Arsenal playing Liverpool
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 In 2014, Martin Odegaard was the hottest prodigy in European football, with elite clubs all courting his signature to prise him away from Stromsgodset in his home country. 

The Norwegian became the youngest player to feature in a European Qualifier when he played against Bulgaria in October 2014 aged 15 years and 300 days, and clubs such as Liverpool, Manchester United and Bayern Munich were all trying to convince him to sign professional terms at their club.

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Ryan Dabbs
Staff writer

Ryan is a staff writer for FourFourTwo, joining the team full-time in October 2022. He first joined Future in December 2020, working across FourFourTwo, Golf Monthly, Rugby World and Advnture's websites, before eventually earning himself a position with FourFourTwo permanently. After graduating from Cardiff University with a degree in Journalism and Communications, Ryan earned a NCTJ qualification to further develop as a writer while a Trainee News Writer at Future.