Arteta hits back at Adams and insists Odegaard deserves to be Arsenal captain 'by a mile'
HE'S MY MAN: Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta (left) with player Arsenal's Martin Odegaard after the final whistle in the UEFA Champions League semi final, second leg match at the Parc des Princes in Paris, France. Picture date: Wednesday May 7, 2025.
Mikel Arteta insists there is "no question" Martin Odegaard still deserves to captain Arsenal after former skipper Tony Adams called for the Norwegian to be stripped of the armband.
Adams demanded the Gunners boss make the change ahead of the new campaign, arguing "proper player" Declan Rice was the man for the job.
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