January transfer window: The rise and rise of Martin Odegaard

A Norwegian teenager, who has only just turned 16, generated the second highest volume of tweets during the January transfer window.

Which means either that Martin Odegaard, who joined European champions Real Madrid, is an even better footballer than is being touted, or the January transfer window was very, very quiet.

Juan Cuadrado’s move from Italian club Fiorentina to English Premier League team Chelsea was the most discussed on Twitter, with former Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes, who signed for Manchester United, the third most tweeted move.

The transfers of Cuadrado and Valdes had the knock on effect of boosting the Twitter following of both players, with the Colombian international adding 100,000 followers and Valdes gaining 145,000.

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