Vitesse Arnhem chief Marc van Hintum has confirmed they're interested in Real Madrid midfielder Martin Odegaard.

The youngster is leaving Real this month and has spoken with Vitesse and former club Heerenveen.

Van Hintum told De Telegraaf: "It's not easy, because there are many clubs that are interested in him, but we still hope to take him to Vitesse.

"We will have contact again in the coming days."

Odegaard has spent the past 18 months on-loan at Heerenveen.