Martin Odegaard snubbed Liverpool and Ajax when linking up with Real Madrid, says Leonid Slutsky, with the Norwegian midfielder being tipped to make a breakthrough with the Blancos next season.
Having burst onto the scene as a precociously-gifted teenager, leading clubs across Europe set their sights on a player considered to be destined for the top.
Offers were put to Odegaard from Spain, England and the Netherlands, with a huge future call placed in the hands of a youngster who had his entire career ahead of him.