Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has confirmed that Lukas Podolski still has a future at the club, despite strong reports linking him with a January departure.
The German international has struggled to cement a regular first-team place under Wenger at the Emirates Stadium, and with new signings coming in, his status in the pecking order has dropped even further down.
With the January transfer window coming up, the 29-year-old was open about his future recently and admitted that if the situation doesn’t change, he will look to move on in order to gain regular first-team football, but Wenger has reassured the German by saying he still has a role in North London.
“It is quite simple, there is no transfer market at the moment. When there is no transfer market, you are all on board – or not on board. It is like that.
“This is a job where you can only be successful if you’re fully committed. You cannot be half in and half out, so all this transfer speculation is not considered at all.
“We are all on board to get results, and Podolski will be part of that.”
Written by Alex Batt – @AlexBatt – @AlexsArticles
