Arsenal Captain, Martin Odegaard has penned a new long-term contract with the North London club until 2028.

The Norwegian International becomes the latest player to commit his long-term future to Arsenal after William Saliba and Bukayo Saka agreed fresh terms earlier this year.

Odegaard, 24, joined Arsenal initially on another loan in January 2021 from Real Madrid but made a permanent £30m move later that year and has never looked back, scoring 25 goals in 92 appearances.

“It just shows what we’re doing as a club,” Ødegaard told reporters.

“People want to be here as part of the project. What we’re doing is really special and the players see what the manager wants to do and how the club is progressing, the connection we now have with the fans.

“I think it’s a no-brainer for the players to be part of that. With so many hungry young players, it’s a great place to be”. He said.

“It just shows what we’re doing as a club,” Ødegaard told reporters. “People want to be here as part of the project. What we’re doing is really special and the players see what the manager wants to do and how the club is progressing, the connection we now have with the fans.

“I think it’s a no-brainer for the players to be part of that. With so many hungry young players, it’s a great place to be.

“You see the players around you want to be a part of what we’re doing and it shows just how connected we are as a team.

All the players want the same thing, they want to stay for a long time and really fight for the club and win things together. It shows the family feeling we have.

“Of course, I am thinking about [winning trophies]. That is the big dream, the big goal, to win things with the club.

That’s why I have signed here as well because I believe we can achieve some great things. That’s the big goal and I am sure if we work hard, we can get to something really nice.”