Real Madrid have offered Martin Ødegaard a five-year contract including the guarantee of top-flight football, a condition that the Norwegian wonderkid and his father insisted on when they visited Madrid recently.

Ødegaard had the chance to check out how the young players are treated at Valdebebas during his time in the Spanish capital, although he is a special case, as he would arrive with the status of a full Norway international.

The offer on the table from 'Los Blancos' includes the possibility of the attacking midfielder staying in Norway for the time being or going out on loan to another La Liga outfit prior to eventually joining the ten-time European champions.

The fact that the Strømsgodset sensation is still only 15 means that nothing can be signed until 17th December, when he turns 16, but Real have pulled out all the stops to try to land the in-demand prodigy.

Manchester United are among the latest clubs to have expressed an interest in Ødegaard, who has also paid visits to Barça, Chelsea, Arsenal and Borussia Dortmund. All the top sides in Europe are hot on the starlet's tail, but Real look to be in pole position to win the race, with sources suggesting that the youngster has expressed a preference for a move to the Bernabéu.