Arsenal midfielder Martin Odegaard has been unnoticed of the Norway squad for his or her Nations League fixtures later this month.
Odegaard sustained a left ankle harm throughout Norway’s 2-1 win over Austria final month and has not returned to motion.
In a press launch saying the squad, nationwide workforce supervisor Stale Solbakken mentioned the 25-year-old was “a great distance” from being thought-about for choice.
Talking final Tuesday, Arsenal supervisor Mikel Arteta mentioned it will possible be “a matter of weeks” earlier than his captain was capable of return.
“No (new timeframe), however I believe it is going to be a matter of weeks,” he mentioned. “How lengthy precisely, I can not let you know. We’d get a shock (earlier than the worldwide break) however I believe it’s unlikely.”
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In Odegaard’s absence, Arsenal have overwhelmed Tottenham Hotspur, Bolton Wanderers and Leicester Metropolis, securing attracts towards Atalanta and Manchester Metropolis. They’ve dwelling video games towards Paris Saint-Germain and Southampton earlier than the worldwide break, with matches towards Bournemouth, Shakhtar Donetsk and Liverpool following it.
Norway will play Slovenia and Austria in Nations League B Group 3 earlier than home soccer returns.
“The truth that each Oscar (Bobb) and Martin are out on the similar time — it will be naive to say that it doesn’t have an effect,” Solbakken mentioned. “Martin is essential to the group and he has been among the many greatest in each single match in recent times.”
Manchester Metropolis striker Erling Haaland will captain Norway with Odegaard unavailable.
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Norway squad in full
Goalkeepers: Mathias Dyngeland (Brann), Orjan Nyland (Sevilla), Egil Selvik (FK Haugesund)
Defenders: Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford), Torbjorn Heggem (West Brom), Sondre Langas (Viking FK), Andreas Hanche-Olsen (Mainz), Marcus Holmgren Pedersen (Sassuolo), Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund), David Moller Wolfe (Alkmaar) Leo Ostigard (Rennes)
Midfielders: Patrick Berg (Bodo/Glimt), Sander Berge (Fulham), Aron Donnum (Toulouse), Jens Petter Hauge (Bodo/Glimt), Felix Horn Myhre (Brann), Antonio Nusa (RB Leipzig), Morten Thorsby (Genoa), Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo), Hugo Vetlesen (Membership Bruges)
Ahead: Erling Haaland (Manchester Metropolis), Jorgen Strand Larsen (Wolves), Alexander Sorloth (Atletico Madrid)
(Shaun Botterill/Getty Photos)
