Tottenham have been left with an injury headache of their own ahead of the north London derby.
That will have been music to the ears of the Spurs faithful, especially seeing that Odegaard's fellow midfielder Declan Rice is suspended.
But any uplift in optimism will be dimmed after the news that Yves Bissouma picked up a knock during Mali's 1-0 win over Eswatini on Tuesday.
Spurs face Arsenal on Sunday but could be without the midfielder, who scored against Everton
Bissouma scored the only goal of the game but was forced off in the 65th minute after a heavy challenge.
The 28-year-old has impressed in the last two games for Spurs, scoring a stunning first goal for the club in the 4-0 thrashing of Everton in August.
He missed the first game of the season asSpurs suspended him after seeing a video of him inhaling laughing gas.
Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou said Bissouma had ‘made a really poor decision’ and that he needed to learn from his mistake.
Bissouma apologised for a 'severe lack of judgement' after posting a video of himself inhaling nitrous oxide in a chauffeur-driven limousine and laughing between puffs to his private Snapchat account, which The Sun obtained.
Tottenham are sweating over multiple stars, with Micky van de Ven, Dominic Solanke, and Richarlison also on the treatment table.
The former two are more likely than Richarlison to be ready for Sunday's derby but there are no certainties.
As for Arsenal, Mikel Arteta is dealing with a growing crisis of absences.
Riccardo Calafiori, Mikel Merino, Gabriel Jesus, Takehiro Tomiyasu, and Kieran Tierney have also been injured, while Declan Rice is suspended for the derby after hiscontroversial red card against Brighton.