The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arsenal-c38429 manager, Arsene Wenger.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lewis-Holtby-c22175 has suggested that he is currently glad to be in Gelsenkirchen. The former Alemannia Aachen player has openly admitted that it is a dream for him to play in the English Premier League. The attacker has a career objective
to render his footballing services in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 one day.
The German international will be free from his contractual duties next year. Therefore, English top clubs such as Arsenal and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 have declared their interest to capture the Schalke playmaker.
Moreover, the attacker has clarified that he is not yet ready for a switch to the Premier League but would like to have the option as the English league is very testing and competitive.
The Schalke man spoke to the media after their pre-season friendly match on Tuesday evening which they lost 1-0 to AC Milan. The 21-year-old said that he relishes the chance to play in the oldest league in the world and it is a
career goal that he has set up for himself.
"The Premier League is a goal at some point," Holtby was quoted saying in an interview.
The former Mainz 05 loanee has expressed his ambition to try his game in the Barclays EPL. The main reason behind that is the fact that he wants to challenge himself to be a better player and to learn from the top-notch players
plying their services there.
The transfer will be very exciting and interesting because it will improve the footballing level of the playmaker and take him to the next level.
"As a footballer, you want to improve always, and in football everything is possible,” he suggested.
For the moment, the German midfielder is enjoying his time at Schalke until his contract ends in 2013. Then he will decide about his future, for the time being the player’s representative has the responsibility to handle all the
matters concerning his employer and his contract.
"But I'm comfortable at Schalke. My contract runs until 2013 - my agent looks after everything else," the player commented.
Holtby signed for Schalke in 2009 and contributed 6 goals in 36 matches. He has also captained the U-21 German team.
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