Martin Odegaard: Arsenal handed major injury boost as Norway star named in squad

Norway's medical staff have been in regular contact with Arsenal. While there were initial concerns after the match, the outlook has become more positive in the days since and the issue is not a significant one.Scans confirmed that Odegaard had not suffered a serious injury and it is understood the pain the midfielder was dealing with has reduced significantly.Odegaard travelled with the Norway squad to Wales and he has now been named in the 23-man squad for the match in Cardiff on Thursday night.Martin Odegaard could feature for Norway against WalesPASpeaking the day before the match at his pre-match press conference, Norway boss Stale Solbakken said a late decision would be made on what role Odegaard will play."I wish I could say yes, but I don't know," Solbakken said."I can't say no either. He's going to do some testing today, but we'll see. He's here. If he wasn't, there wouldn't have been a chance."It's whether he's a hundred [per cent]. Whether he feels like he can play with it. He has to feel like he's useful and that his body is giving him the answers he wants. Then there's still over a day until the game."There are no plans for Odegaard to return to Arsenal early.Assuming there are no setbacks with his ankle, Odegaard is also expected to be in the Norway squad for their trip to Portugal on Sunday night.