He was sacked from Real Madrid, won't go to the World Cup and said no to Klopp

Arsenal are flying high in the Premier League this season, and are firm candidates to compete head-to-head with Manchester City for the British title. One of the Gunners' leaders is 23-year-old Martin Odegaard, who has always delighted Liverpool's German manager Jürgen Klopp.

Indeed, the Merseyside boss tried to recruit the midfielder when he was in charge of Borussia Dortmund. However, the Norwegian opted for Real Madrid's offer. "We had a long conversation when he was still a boy, together with his father. In the end, he decided for Real Madrid."

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"And that's fine, but that's why I've always followed him. I really, really like him. Although it's easy these days, it was a bit more difficult at the beginning of his career when he was at Real Madrid. Then, it looked like he might not go his way. That was very disappointing for me because we wanted him at Dortmund when he was very young," Klopp recalled in an interview on TV2.

One of the keys to Liverpool's recent successes, now as we know they are in the doldrums, has been Jürgen Klopp's successful transfer gambles. The Reds seem to have started a clear generational change to gradually renew their squad, which began with the summer departure of Sadio Mané.

Klopp always dreamed of signing Odegaard 

And although the changes are costly, it seems inevitable in this case that they will take place because we are seeing how little by little there are movements in the heart of the English squad that are already being worked on. In this case, one of the objectives that the Merseyside team has for the long term future.