Lukas Podolski: Has watched Arsenal from the bench for a long time now but Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger insists he has no plans to sell Lukas Podolski after the German forward suggested he could leave in January.
The 29-year-old is yet to start a single Premier League game this season and has voiced his frustration about a lack of first-team opportunities.
Italian side Napoli have been linked with a move for Podolski, who responded to questions about a move by saying: "Anything is possible nowadays. You can't rule anything out."
But Wenger does not want to reduce his attacking options and appears to have ruled out the player’s exit, instead telling him to stay and fight for a starting role.
"It is not established at all that he will leave at Christmas,” the Frenchman told beIN Sports.
"It is me who sets the price and (the reported deal) doesn't correspond at all to his price. He (Podolski) is not for sale and there is no offer."
Arsene Wenger
Arsene Wenger
"Podolski plays a position where there is a big competition. He came very late from his holidays [after the World Cup in the summer], so he started after his team-mates and was not good physically."
Costa Rica forward Joel Campbell has also been forced to settle for a substitutes role, despite some impressive displays in this summer’s World Cup.
Source sky sports

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