The Real Madrid signing that Klopp couldn’t avoid

Jurgen Klopp andexplained to Norwegian channel TV 2 how he tried to sign in 2015 for Dortmund Odegaard which finally ended up in Real Madrid. “We had a long conversation when Martin Odegaard was young, with his father. In the end he decided on Real Madrid, and that’s good, but that’s why I always follow him,” he said, adding that “I really look like Odegaard. “It’s easy now. It was a bit more difficult at the beginning of his career when he was at Real Madrid. Then he couldn’t seem to find his way. That disappointed me a lot, because we like him. in Dortmund when he was young.”

to KloppHe further explained that “you cannot imagine how many talents, great talents, I have seen over the years in this business. At that time, Martin was 15 years old and already playing in the Norwegian Eliteserien. The whole world went crazy “, said Klopp, adding that “I’m not sure, you have to ask him, but maybe I was too honest at the time. I told him he was still young, still going to school, all the things that that. We want to create an environment where can grow and develop”, explained the former player of Borussia Dortmund, to conclude by confessing that “if you compare the city of Dortmund and the city of Madrid, maybe I would the same decision”.

The German He also talked about the race Odegaard It’s endless ups and downs. “Until he was 15 years old, maybe he wasn’t struggling. After that, a lot of things went against him. It makes him the person he is now, the man he is now and the player he is now,” Klopp said, to confess that “I am very happy that he has been now the player we all hoped he would become. Actually, even better than that, so to speak. He has an important role in an incredibly strong Arsenal. He still also young, lucid, very influential. Honestly, I can’t say anything negative about him. He really is a top player.”