Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard is still aiming to return from injury in November after missing the last four weeks with angle ligament damage. Mikel Arteta, Norway boss Stale Solbakken and Odegaard himself have all provided updates over the last few weeks with conflicting reports emerging as a result.
Prior to the win against Southampton, Odegaard issued a detailed update on his ongoing recovery which seemingly arrived as a major boost “I just wanted to start with the latest on my injury and rehab. In the last week or so I’ve made really good progress,” he revealed in his Arsenal programme notes.
the training pitches and we see how my ankle responds to that. At the moment it’s progressing well and it looks better than we were thinking, but we’ve still got to take every day as it comes.”
Since then, Odegaard has also been captured on an alterG Anti-Gravity treadmill which is said to provide precise early partial weight-bearing following injury to restore natural gait and range of motion. Though it would’ve been a welcome sight to see Odegaard working in the gym, it must be mentioned it is still early stages.
Shortly after that, disaster appeared to strike with talk on social media suggesting Odegaard had suffered a setback and was thus not expected to return until December. However, Sky Sports have clarified his return timeline by claiming Arsenal are still of the belief he can return in November.
