JUST IN Arsenal send scouts to watch Odegaard’s international teammate tomorrow as Arteta wants to bring the player to Emirate by January
Belgian outlet HLN report that Arsenal scouts will join representatives from Manchester United and Chelsea at Club Brugge’s match against Besiktas on Thursday.
There will be plenty of scouts in attendance, with Atletico Madrid, Marseille, and Borussia Dortmund also sending people to the game, and the expectation is that Arsenal will be following Antonio Nusa’s performance in particular.
HLN claim Arsenal and Chelsea are both already specifically interested in Nusa, so this will just be another chance to get a look at him.
Nusa plays his international football with Norway, so he knows Martin Odegaard well.
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The 18-year-old set up Odegaard’s goal over the international break, and the Arsenal club captain had plenty of praise after the game.
“Fantastic! He’s an incredibly exciting player,” Odegaard told TV2 about Nusa.
“You see it, every time he gets the ball, it’s exciting. He is still young and will get even better. It was cool to see him. He deserved to get the chance that he takes it to such an extent. Incredibly cool!”
Despite his age, Nusa made two appearances for Norway over the September break, and he’s up to 11 appearances in all competitions for Club Brugge this season.
The winger has two goals and three assists in those games, helping to qualify Club Brugge for the Europa Conference League in the first place.
Now that they’re in the competition, Nusa has the chance to impress Arsenal scouts on Thursday.
