Arsenal have been warned that Martin Odegaard could be another “embarrassment” like Denis Suarez, with Mikel Arteta being urged to do his “homework” before completing a loan deal with Real Madrid.
The Gunners are closing in on a short-term agreement that will bring the Norwegian midfielder onto their books.
It will not be the first loan to have been pushed through with La Liga heavyweights in recent times. Dani Ceballos, who is also contracted to Real, is taking in a second season at Emirates Stadium.
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Prior to Ceballos, Spain international Suarez was snapped up from Barcelona in January 2019.