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Odegaard shines as Arsenal beat Napoli 1-0 | The Verdict
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Martin Odegaard is a player transformed at the start of this season – and Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta puts his captain’s impressive form down to fitness and new positioning.
Odegaard was the match-winner again for Arsenal on Wednesday, thumping in the only goal of the game in the Champions League victory at Napoli.
That hit followed his clinching strike against Chelsea in the Premier League on Sunday and takes his
Manchester United have turned down an approach for winger Alejandro Garnacho from Italian side Napoli.
The Serie A side have made Garnacho, 20, their number-one target and plan to use money raised from Khvicha Kvaratskhelia’s impending move to Paris St-Germain.
However, they have failed with an initial approach for Garnacho that fell significantly below the Red Devils’ valuation of the Argentina international.
It is not known the precise nature of
Bournemouth’s Denmark midfielder Philip Billing has joined Serie A side Napoli on loan until the end of the season.
Billing, 28, has featured in just 10 games for the Cherries this season, making one start.
The Danish international, who has five caps, joined the Cherries from Huddersfield in July 2019 and has since made 201 appearances for the club.
He was a key figure in their promotion from the Championship,
Napoli have agreed a fee in the region of 30m euros (£25.4m) with Manchester United for midfielder Scott McTominay.
Although personal terms are still to be agreed and McTominay is yet to agree to the move to the Italian Serie A side, it is the second successive year United have shown a willingness to sell the academy graduate.
Earlier in August, United rejected a £20m bid from Fulham for the
