Football Leaks: Martin Odegaard's father got Real Madrid coaching job worth 10 times normal salary

Real Madrid handedMartin Odegaard's father a coaching job with a hugely inflated salary to help secure his son's signature, according to Football Leaks.The Spanish giants completed the signing of a then-16-year-old Odegaard in January 2015.The midfielderarrived at the Bernabeu with a lofty reputation having made his senior international debut aged 15, and it has now been alleged that Madrid offered the player's father a lucrative role in order to smooth the deal.Norwegian outletVGclaims to have seen documents from Football Leaks which show thatHans Erik Odegaard received a contract worth around £2.7m on the same day that his son joinedlos Blancos.Odegaard Sr. was offered a role as assistant coach of Madrid's Under-11s, but the salary was around 10 times higher than the usual rate.He had previously been working as a coach atMjondalen, a club which was not even competing in Norway's top flight at the time.Odegaard Jr., who turns 21 in December, is currently on loan at Real Sociedad having failed to secure a regular spot in the Madrid first team.READ MOREWho would play every Premier League manager if they were cast in a Hollywood film?What’s Lionel Messi like in real life? From mumbling diamond to mercurial genius – but still a man of few wordsRanked! EVERY England manager from worst to best