The player in question is Martin Odegaard, who has helped spearhead Arsenalβs title charge this season.
The Gunners are sitting eight points clear atop of the Premier League and Odegaard has played a key role.
The Norwegian has netted eight and assisted five in 17 Premier League games so far this season, making him the highest-scoring midfielder in the division.
And now, Rio Ferdinand has named the former Real Madrid starlet as his Player of the Season so far:
βOdegaard is nuts,β Ferdinand told his YouTube channel. βWhat I like about Odegaard is his journey. He was a child superstar at 16, bought by Real Madrid, everyone was saying this kidβs the next this and that.
βHe might not be the guy he is now without that part of his history. I like his journey.
βFor a player to go on loan at a much [smaller] quality and stature of club with pride and ego, you have to take a battering and humble yourself, come back, build yourself up then go to Arsenal, take the captaincy and run with it.β
He added: βIβd go as far as to say right now, heβs probably my player of the year. Haalandβs has done what heβs done, he has been great, donβt get me wrong. If Haaland eases up with the goals and Arsenal win the league and Odegaard continues, heβs my player of the year.β
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