Former Arsenal captain Tony Adams has questioned the decision to sign Martin Odegaard on loan from Real Madrid, while naming two other signings that 'annoyed' him.
The 22-year-old joined the Gunners in the January transfer window on loan until the remainder of the season and earned his first Premier League start for the 4-2 victory over Leeds United.
His arrival has provided depth beneath Emile Smith Rowe in a creative midfield position but Adams has questioned why a move was necessary.
He also believes that the signings of Nicolas Pepe and Willian were unnecessary, admitting he was left 'annoyed' by the decision to sign both players.
"To be honest, there’s an argument that you don’t need Martin Odegaard," he told Premier League Productions.
"I got so annoyed that we bought Pepe and Willian in when you’ve got two kids [Emile Smith Rowe and Bukayo Saka] bursting into the team.
"There’s other areas in the team that you could look at, there’s holes in that team, we saw how fragile they are defensively. The defence has always been the weak link.
"As the sporting director of Arsenal, you wouldn’t be getting Odegaard in, you’d be getting good, strong defenders into the team instead."
Saka and Smith Rowe have excelled this season, with the latter earning his fourth assist of the season in Sunday's victory over Leeds.
