Zidane

Odegaard's father was also offered a role coaching in Real Madrid's youth teams, while the fact they had a second team playing competitive football - which was managed by Zinedine Zidane at the time - was important to the youngster.

Then, he would play for Zidane's Castilla team at the weekend in the Spanish third tier.

He did score and assist on his first start in a 4-0 win over Barakaldo two weeks later, but they were to be his only goal contributions for Zidane's side that season across 11 appearances.

Odegaard did not play a single competitive minute for the first team, only making the bench once at Levante in March after Zidane had replaced Benitez as head coach.

The Basques wanted him to stay another season, but Odegaard was beckoned back by Zidane to Madrid, where he started Real's first two games before struggling with a calf injury.