Twitter Reacts to Real Madrid Signing Norwegian Prodigy Martin Odegaard

Real Madrid have captured the signature of precocious Norwegian midfielder Martin Odegaard, fending off interest from the likes of Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester United and Bayern Munich, per The Guardian.

The 16-year-old wunderkind, who only made his Norwegian Tippeligaen debut with Stromsgodset nine months ago, was unveiled by Los Blancos at a press conference on Thursday.

Spanish media (h/t Reuters, via The Guardian) first reported that his transfer fee was £2.3 million, and the prodigious left-footed attacking midfielder will make a staggering £80,000 per week, according to Ashley Clements of the Mail Online.  

Here's how Twitter reacted to his unveiling, his hefty wages and Cristiano Ronaldo's claim that the Norwegian will become the heir to his goalscoring throne at the Bernabeu:

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WATCH: The moment Ronaldo tells 16-year-old Martin Odegaard that he must go on to replace him & his goals at Real https://t.co/yQ5jv4eDr8

— Alan Brazil (@SportsBreakfast) January 22, 2015"

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Super massively massive Liverpool fan, Martin Odegaard, who's a Liverpool fan, decides not to join Liverpool, of whom he's a massive fan.

— Doc (@ManhattanDoc) January 20, 2015"

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Real Madrid's Martin Odegaard is a well known Messi fan but as soon signing for Real he already deleted this  pic.twitter.com/9CMnDcf0kP

— Leo Messi (@messi10stats) January 22, 2015"

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At 16 I was earning £15.50 a week doing a paper Round. At 16 Martin Odegaard is earning £80'000 a week playing for Real Madrid.

— Sam Davies (@SamDaviesLFC) January 22, 2015"

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Hate seeing young players like Martin Odegaard going to clubs like Real Madrid where he will never develop further or have a chance to play

— Adam Carril (@Give_A_dam) January 22, 2015"

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Martin Odegaard llegando a la Ciudad Deportiva de Valdebebas. https://t.co/YGIFsUrNsW

— FutGoal (@FutGoal_) January 22, 2015"