Martin Odegaard is reportedly not one of the players Real Madrid will try to offload at the end of the season according to Spanish media.
The record European champions are sourcing for funds in a bid to fund mega-money moves for either Kylian Mbappe or Erling Haaland.
Arsenal had been hoping to make Odegaard a permanent signing this summer after he impressed Mikel Arteta during his loan spell but as it seems, the Norweigan star is headed back to the Bernebeu.
Madrid want to get rid of any deadwood this summer in a bid to raise funds for long-term targets Mbappe and Haaland, but Odegaard, Rodrygo, Vinicius Junior and Federico Valverde are four players they are not prepared to listen to offers for.
The Los Blancos Madrid have drawn up a list of players they will look to sell, which includes high-earners Gareth Bale, Isco and Marcelo. Fringe players Alvaro Odriozola, Mariano Diaz and Luka Jovic are also expected to be offered out to other clubs.
Captain Sergio Ramos and Lucas Vasquez situations at the club are complicated but the club hopes to tie them for a longer period, even though their contracts expire at the end of the season.