Here is your Arsenal morning digest for Wednesday, January 20th.
Martin Odegaard opportunity
Arsenal's ears may have perked up following developments surrounding Martin Odegaard, who has reportedly requested to leave Real Madrid on loan.
The Norway international has tentatively been linked with Arsenal in the past year following an impressive loan stint with Real Sociedad.
He remained with Zinedine Zidane's squad for the current campaign but opportunities have been significantly limited, with just five minutes of action since the start of January.
Arsenal court date set
Arsenal's appeal against a FIFA punishment into alleged illegal clauses being inserted into the 2018 sales of two players will be heard at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in March.
The club were last year fined 40,000 Swiss francs (£33,000) by the world governing body following an investigaton into sell-on clauses relating to the departures of Chuba Akpom and Joel Campbell.
Arsenal inserted clauses that meant they would receive a bigger share of future fees if they moved to English clubs, which FIFA deemed to be a breach of influencing third-parties, but the Gunners argued that no FA or Premier League rules were broken.
Hoddle issues Ozil verdict
Tottenham legend Glenn Hoddle has stated that Arsenal have not seen the best out of 'wonderful' Mesut Ozil following his exit.
The German World Cup winner is set to complete a free transfer to join Fenerbache this week, following the mutual termination of his deal in north London.
Issuing his verdict on Ozil's time in England, Hoddle said: “When he first went to Arsenal I thought he was a wonderful player who you could build a team around.
“I cannot speak for him, I do not know why he took his foot off the pedal and in games wanted the easy way to play football. It is a shame. I am not sure Arsenal have seen his full potential.”
