G. Bale: Odegaard - great talent

"Real" Madrid star Gareth Bale praised one of the newest club acquisitions Martin Odegaard and called him a huge talent.

The 16-year-old moved to Spain from "Stormsgodset" rejecting offers from Bayern Munich, Liverpool, and Arsenal.

Norwegian participated in his new team's first training session on Thursday.

"Great to see Martin Odegaard join our training today. He is a great talent and a good guy," Bale wrote on Twitter.

The attacking midfielder will train with the main "Real" team and reserves until the end of this season. Meanwhile, the club director Emilio Butragueno stated that the Norwegian may also be needed by head coach Carlo Ancelotti.