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Arsenal have been encouraged to offload captain Martin Odegaard during this summer\u2019s transfer window as he has been \u201cterrible\u201d this season.<\/p>\n
Odegaard<\/strong> has been a great asset for Arsenal<\/strong> since joining the Premier League giants during the 2020\/21 season from Real Madrid and has been their captain since 2022.<\/p>\n However, the 27-year-old is having a season to forget from a personal perspective, with his campaign derailed by injuries and poor form.<\/p>\n Pundits have regularly criticised the talented midfielder this season, with Manchester United legend Paul Scholes claiming this week that he does not play the N0.10 role correctly.<\/strong><\/p>\n Head coach Arteta will be hoping that Odegaard steps up in Arsenal\u2019s remaining games, but he was taken off after 57 minutes during his side\u2019s 1-1 draw against Atletico Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n READ: Big Weekend: Man United v Liverpool, Tottenham, Viktor Gyokeres, Andoni Iraola, Oliver Glasner<\/strong><\/p>\n Following this game, former Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Jamie O\u2019Hara has hit out at Odegaard and explained why Arsenal should be looking to replace him in this summer\u2019s transfer window.<\/p>\n \u201cLast season he wasn\u2019t great either,\u201d O\u2019Hara told talkSPORT.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s been terrible this season, getting dragged in the Champions League semi-final when you\u2019re the captain is never a good look.<\/p>\n \u201cI do believe that Arsenal maybe are growing away from Odegaard. Maybe they\u2019ve got to look at a player who can come in and be that talisman.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen Eze came on tonight, he kept getting caught in possession. He\u2019s done a couple of good things, but is he the world star in the number 10 role for Arsenal? I\u2019m not sure.<\/p>\n \u201cBut Odegaard needs to up his game. He needs to buck his ideas up because he will end up falling down a pecking order. I don\u2019t think he can be the captain anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n READ MORE: Atletico v Arsenal fall-out continues with Ben White evil and feet counted O\u2019Hara\u2019s talkSPORT colleague, Jason Cundy, has explained why he thinks Declan Rice will be Arsenal\u2019s next captain after Odegaard.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s never going to catch the eye in terms of doing step-overs and pinging one in top bins, running 30 yards. He ain\u2019t that player. What he is, defensively, he\u2019s a monster,\u201d Cundy said.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen he goes forward, he carries the team. He\u2019s brilliant in control. I think he will be England\u2019s next captain and I think it\u2019ll be Arsenal\u2019s next captain.\u201d<\/p>\n Regarding Odegaard, it has been reported that he could be an \u2018unexpected discard\u2019 this summer, while Fabrizio Romano has named a potential successor.<\/strong><\/p>\n READ NEXT: Carrick, Arteta and Mourinho among six disasters to avoid this summer <\/div>\n
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