Arsene Wenger has given his biggest hint yet that Robin van Persie’s Arsenal exit is imminent, admitting that summer signing Lukas Podolski is likely to play a central role upfront this season.
Podolski, 26, was signed by the Gunners before Euro 2012 for £11.7million, bringing with him a wealth of experience and drawing plaudits from van Persie himself who declared his admiration for an ‘amazing player’.
The German international’s squad number is ‘yet to be confirmed’ by the club, adding to rumours that van Persie’s departure would leave the door open for the former Bayern Munich forward to take the Dutchman’s coveted no.10 shirt.
“I think Podolski will play more central for us”, Wenger admitted while talking to Tsinghua University students in China on Thursday.
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