{"id":450858,"date":"2011-06-30T09:40:00","date_gmt":"2011-06-30T09:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/06\/30\/arsenal-scouts-are-watching-me-in-every-game-i-play-anzhi-makhachkala%e2%80%99s-odil-ahmedov\/"},"modified":"2011-06-30T09:40:00","modified_gmt":"2011-06-30T09:40:00","slug":"arsenal-scouts-are-watching-me-in-every-game-i-play-anzhi-makhachkalas-odil-ahmedov","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/06\/30\/arsenal-scouts-are-watching-me-in-every-game-i-play-anzhi-makhachkalas-odil-ahmedov\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal scouts are watching me in every game I play &#8211; Anzhi Makhachkala\u2019s Odil Ahmedov"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<h3>By Miles Chambers<\/h3>\n<h4>30 Jun 2011 10:40:00<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<div readability=\"78.2108389013\">\n<div readability=\"14.1176470588\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Odil Ahmedov, Uzbekistan (Getty Images)\" src=\"http:\/\/u.goal.com\/121900\/121990_news.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Odil Ahmedov, Uzbekistan (Getty Images)<\/p>\n<h4>Related Links<\/h4>\n<h4>Teams<\/h4>\n<h4>Players<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><span id=\"divAdnetKeyword\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/teams\/uzbekistan\/309\/uzbekistan\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/teams\/russia\/558\/anzhi-makhachkala\">Anzhi Makhachkala<\/a> midfielder <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/people\/uzbekistan\/29106\/odil-ahmedov\/national\">Odil Ahmedov<\/a> has claimed <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/teams\/england\/94\/arsenal\">Arsenal<\/a> scouts are watching him at every game.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Uzbekistan international, who is on loan from Uzbek League club Pakhtakor Tashkent, has reportedly been on the radar of a number of European clubs since his eye-catching form at this year\u2019s AFC Asian Cup.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The player has confirmed there is interest from Gunners manager Arsene Wenger, and says it would be a success for Uzbek football if a move were to materialise.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIt is true that Arsenal are interested in me. Now I am watched by the English team\u2019s scouts. They are watching me in every game,\u201d Ahmedov said to <em>RIA Novosti<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIf I move to Arsenal, it will be a success not only for me, but for the whole Uzbek football.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The 23-year-old has made 38 appearances for his country, scoring six goals in the process.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>His performances were key to the country\u2019s fourth-placed finish in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup \u2013 their highest ever placing in the tournament \u2013 and he was named Uzbekistan Player of the Year in 2009.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span id=\"divAdnetKeyword\"\/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><em>Our<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/GoalUK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/u.goal.com\/93900\/93900.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"48\" height=\"11\" \/><\/em><\/a><\/span><em>\u00a0provides the best breaking news online and our\u00a0<\/em><span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GoalUK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/u.goal.com\/93800\/93899.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"49\" height=\"10\" \/><\/em><\/a><\/span><em>\u00a0football fan community is unmatched worldwide. Never miss a thing again!<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Follow this link:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/2896\/premier-league\/2011\/06\/30\/2554289\/arsenal-scouts-are-watching-me-in-every-game-i-play-anzhi\" title=\"Arsenal scouts are watching me in every game I play - Anzhi Makhachkala\u2019s Odil Ahmedov\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arsenal scouts are watching me in every game I play &#8211; Anzhi Makhachkala\u2019s Odil Ahmedov<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> By Miles Chambers 30 Jun 2011 10:40:00 Odil Ahmedov, Uzbekistan (Getty Images) Related Links Teams Players Anzhi Makhachkala midfielder Odil Ahmedov has claimed Arsenal scouts are watching him at every game. The Uzbekistan international, who is on loan from Uzbek League club Pakhtakor Tashkent, has reportedly been on the radar of a number of European clubs since his eye-catching form at this year\u2019s AFC Asian Cup<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":450859,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-450858","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-local-news"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Arsenal scouts are watching me in every game I play - Anzhi Makhachkala\u2019s Odil Ahmedov - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/06\/30\/arsenal-scouts-are-watching-me-in-every-game-i-play-anzhi-makhachkalas-odil-ahmedov\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Arsenal scouts are watching me in every game I play - Anzhi Makhachkala\u2019s Odil Ahmedov - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"By Miles Chambers 30 Jun 2011 10:40:00 Odil Ahmedov, Uzbekistan (Getty Images) Related Links Teams Players Anzhi Makhachkala midfielder Odil Ahmedov has claimed Arsenal scouts are watching him at every game. 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