Odegaard hurt a ligament in his ankle in the second half of Norway’s win over Austria on September 9. He hasn’t been able to play for Arsenal since then. He told them he was “scared” about how bad the problem was, and they don’t know how long he will be out.

Odegaard, who is 25 years old, was not available for Norway’s future Nations League games against Slovenia and Austria. Solbakken says he had known for a long time that he would not be able to call on Odegaard.

“Far. “He is not even close to being on the team,” he told the press when asked about Odegaard. “During this break for the national team, we’ll see how far he gets.” “I’ve known for a while that he wasn’t important for this meeting.”

The Arsenal star will keep working on his recovery while the rest of his national team plays in the Nations League. But first, on Saturday, Arsenal will play Southampton in the Premier League.