The Arsenal captain has been out since picking up an ankle injury while playing for Norway at the start of September, and the Gunners have been reluctant to put an exact timeframe on his recovery.
There had been reports that Odegaard had suffered a setback and his return could be delayed until December, but those claims have proved to be incorrect.
Asked at his press conference on Friday whether he expected Odegaard to be playing against before next month’s international fixtures, Arteta replied: “Yes, hopefully, yes.”
Odegaard is working hard on his recovery at Arsenal’s training ground and last week began running on an anti-gravity treadmill.
The midfielder is itching to get back as the Gunners face a huge run of games before the next international break.
Arsenal host Liverpool next week and then they have trips to Chelsea, Inter Milan and Newcastle before the next break in the calendar.
Odegaard would love to be back for those big games and Arteta is hopeful they will no more on his exact return date next week.
“He’s not going to be fit for this game [at Bournemouth on Saturday],” said Arteta.
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