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Arsenal’s captain has announced that he has become a father for the first time after his wife gave birth.
Arsenal star Martin Odegaard is officially now a father.Arsenal star Martin Odegaard is officially now a father.
Arsenal star Martin Odegaard is officially now a father. | Getty Images
Odegaard was sidelined by an injury earlier this season but is back to full fitness now. He said: “I feel good, I think every game it’s getting better. Being out for eight or nine weeks, it takes a little bit of time to get that rhythm back and to get full match fitness, but I felt pretty good.
“I think I’ve done a good job being out and working hard, so I feel good now. It was the longest I’ve been out. I can’t remember anything else that I’ve had that’s been so long, so it was something new to me.
“I’m not used to watching the games from the stand and not training with the team, so it was hard but the only thing you can do is work hard every day to make sure you come back as soon as possible stronger and better. It was a chance to work on some other things, be a bit more in the gym and work on other parts of the body.
“Also to watch the team from the stands is a bit different but I think you can learn a lot from that and that’s what I did.”
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