Norway manager Primitive Solbakken has confirmed Martin Odegaard has returned to Arsenal for extra scans on his ankle injury.
The Gunners captain limped off right by Norway’s 2-1 catch over Austria on Monday evening after suffering what has before all the pieces been identified as a sprained ankle following a subject from Christoph Baumgartner.
Odegaard became as soon as seen the exhaust of crutches to board a airplane attend to London for a more in-depth scan on his injury.
“I handiest spoke to him unhurried closing night, however no longer this day,” Solbakken suggested TV2 on Tuesday. “He’s having an MRI in London, so no person has any outcomes except this afternoon.”
Physique of workers doctor Ola Sand had previously said a MRI would handiest be necessary if initial scans did not provide any concrete outcomes, which implies Odegaard is quiet looking ahead to a formal diagnosis on an injury which may maybe perhaps well also attend him on the sidelines for plenty of weeks.
Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City are both on the agenda for Arsenal within the impending days, both facet of their Champions League opener in opposition to Atalanta.
Meanwhile, Austria’s Baumgartner took to social media to give an apology to Odegaard.
“It became as soon as never my intention to hurt this unbelievable participant,” Baumgartner wrote. “I need him your total handiest and a fleet recovery. Reach attend stronger.”
