The FC Koln striker has denied reports regarding his transfer to the English Premier League at the end of this season.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Berlin-c7536, on Saturday at the RheinEnergieStadion. Christian Clemens
scored the only goal of the game in the 36th minute.
The striker stated that the tansfer has not been finalized yet, admitting that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arsenal-c38429 are eager to sign him in the coming summer transfer window. He added that the two parties are yet to agree upon a transfer fee.
Podolski told that he will himself make his move public once all the formalities are completed within a specified period of time.
While talking to sports website, LIGA Total, the 26-year-old further added:
"Contrary to reports from the past few days, nothing has been decided yet. If there is something to report, then I'll do it."
Koln’s former sporting director, Volker Finke, also denied Podolski’s agreement with the Gunners prior to leaving the club. Finke left the club with mutual agreement after opposing views between him and the club’s board over Koln’s sporting future.
Finke opined that everything might get clear in the few weeks considering Arsenal’s desire to tie knots with the former Bayern Munich man.
Talking on the transfer, Podolski concluded: "The final die is not yet cast. It's part of the business and so it is generally agreed that only when the die is cast and everything is signed - when it comes to a transfer, as it is being discussed in the newspapers
- only then can the parties involved make comments. It is still not settled and therefore we have no comment."
Podolski is currently having an outstanding 2011/12 campaign with 16 league goals from 20 appearances. He is in line for the Golden Boot award, alongside Mario Gomez and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Klaas-Jan-Huntelaar-c21175.
The striker received a red card in the game against Berlin and could possibly serve a three-match ban.
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