Erling Haaland delivered a blunt reply to Martin Odegaard’s attempt to persuade the striker to sign for Arsenal.
The Gunners captain has detailed his friendship with his fellow Norway international, which led to Odegaard sending fans’ social media messages onto Haaland in a bid to bring him to north London.
However, the new Manchester City striker simply laughed off his pal’s efforts.
“We speak almost every day, we have a group on Snapchat with some of the guys from the team so we speak there a lot,” Odegaard told talkSPORT.
“He’s a great guy, great player and I think unfortunately for us he will be a great signing for Manchester City! For sure he will score some goals.
“I wish him all the best except for when we play them. It will be fun to see him in England.
“When all the Arsenal fans were posting pictures of him and me, I would send it to him. I tried but unfortunately it wasn’t enough… he just laughed.”
Odegaard will not have to wait long to welcome Haaland to Emirates Stadium with a midweek meeting pencilled in for October 20 when the Premier League season gets underway.
