Martin Ødegaard

Ødegaard-Galatasaray: firmly denied, 'completely false' per Goal.com

The rumour of a personal agreement between Ødegaard and Galatasaray, carried solely by Turkish media (Selman Öztürk), has been denied. Sources close to the situation cited by Goal.com call the story 'completely false', and Sam Dean (The Telegraph) confirms there is 'not a shred of truth' to the rumours, including the claim that the player's agent travelled to Istanbul. The captain is described as happy at Arsenal, who also want to keep him.

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**UPDATE July 4**: formal denial. Goal.com (sources): 'completely false'. Sam Dean (The Telegraph) also denies any trip by the agent to Turkey. Filed as DÉMENTI — kept in the table as an archive entry, never deleted, per site rules.