Arriving at the end of the transfer window from Burnley, Wilson Odobert is starting his second season in the Premier League, this time with a club that wants to play in the Champions League.
He was not expected, yet Wilson Odobert is a player who can reach the top. Arriving in mid-August at Tottenham, the 19-year-old player has already been installed as a starter by his new coach, Ange Postecoglou. Before the famous “North London Derby” against Arsenal on Sunday at 3 p.m., here are some keys to discover the latest French nugget.
He trained at Paris Saint-Germain
Originally from Île-de-France, Odobert did a large part of his training within the capital club. He is part of the “Titis” who went to the semi-finals of the Youth League in 2019-2020 with Warren Zaïre-Emery and Xavi Simons, loaned since last year to RB Leipzig.
In 2022, PSG offered him a professional contract, which Wilson Odobert refused to sign for ESTAC Troyes, which had then remained in Ligue 1.
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One season and then it’s gone…
After a season in Ligue 1 with four goals in 32 games, Wilson Odobert decided to fly to England, to the promoted Premier League team, Burnley. The team trained by Vincent Kompany paid the sum of 15 million euros to recruit the Troyes player, who was not used by his coach for the last three days of Ligue 1.
With 34 games played and stats that rise to five goals and two assists, the Meaux native is having a good first season in the English elite, in the most prestigious championship in the world.
Able to cover several offensive positions
The French attacking midfielder is more used to playing on the left wing of the attack, but he is also capable of covering the axis or the right wing. Starting on both sides since his arrival at Tottenham, Wilson Odobert shows his technical qualities as well as his speed every time he has the ball.
Having been through all the youth selections with the French team, the player, who arrived this summer for 37 million in north London, will surely want to move up another level this season to possibly knock on the door of the A team. Called up for the first time with the hopefuls during the last break, Wilson Odobert can make an impression like Michael Olise who has just joined Bayern Munich, and perhaps, like him, hope for a phone call from the coach of the Blues.
