Podolski is a proven performer for Germany, and to the best of my knowledge, this has included times when he was in shit form at club level. He will get guaranteed games here at both LW and striker. If he doesn’t back himself to be able to keep the likes of Gervinho and Chamakh/Park out of the team then I too would question his bottle. I really do fail to see the risk for him. Oh, and he’s worth more than 10 mil and if that is actually what we are offering (speculation, but really, who would be surprised?) then this is yet more evidence that nothing has changed for Wenger, Gazidis and Co.
