The club captain has been missing for a significant period after picking up an ankle injury while playing for Norway during the September international break. In his absence, Arsenal initially continued to pick victories, however they have become far more inconsistent in recent weeks.
A defeat at Bournemouth came eight days before a draw at home to Liverpool with Mikel Arteta's side now eight points behind their title rivals. A lack of creativity in midfield has greatly impacted Arsenal with Bukayo Saka certainly feeling that burden on his shoulders.
"Now is the stage he is going to start doing certain work with us and just see how he deals with pain, if he is moving naturally enough and if he is physically at the level required to compete," Arteta said on Friday in a press conference.
"But with the work rate and the hours he has put in, I would be surprised if the moment he starts training with us we don’t say he is ready so hopefully soon." Odegaard is yet to be spotted in a team training session but he will likely have two opportunities to complete at least one before the Gunners' European clash in Italy.
With the November international break on the horizon, a decision must also be made over whether or not he will be allowed to play for Norway in their Nations League games against Slovenia and Kazakhstan. Head coach Stale Solbakken appears to be of the belief he will be available given his recent comments, however there is no guarantee.
If Arteta deems Odegaard is not ready to face Inter, just a few days later Arsenal face Chelsea in a Premier League clash at Stamford Bridge with it very likely the Arsenal boss wants his skipper to feature.
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