Arsenal midfielder Martin Odegaard admits he never felt at home when with Real Madrid.
The Norwegian midfielder spent the latter half of the 2020/21 season on loan at Arsenal and, in the summer of 2021, made a permanent move to north London.
"There were many tough periods both with the first team and the second team," he said on TV2.
"But being around the best made me stronger. I feel that I have grown thanks to Madrid and I have learned from players like [Sergio] Ramos and Cristiano [Ronaldo].
"When you are at the highest level, it is not as easy to make friends and that kind of thing. At least not when you are young and come from somewhere else.
"I came from a different dressing room culture and it is not easy to fit into a changing room [like the one at Madrid]. It was difficult but it is something that has made me stronger and I am happy to have experienced it."
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