14 Mar 2012

£11m Striker confirms he's still available. Surely Liverpool have to bid?

Speculation over the future of German international Lukas Podolski has reached fever pitch over the last month, with Arsenal seemingly in pole-position to sign him in the summer. However, nothing is certain at this stage, and Podolski himself has opened the door to bids from other clubs, maybe even Liverpool...?

Speaking to Sky Sports earlier in the week, Podolski was keen to clarify the rumour that he'd already signed for Arsenal. He confirmed:

"Contrary to the reports of the past few days, nothing has been decided yet. Every day people are repeatedly announcing the deal, or wanting to be the first to confirm it exclusively, but if there is anything to say, then I will be the first to do so".

Arsene Wenger also confirmed in a Press Conference recently that Arsenal ' have not signed anybody', and with regards to Podolski, he specifically stated that 'there is still no agreement'.

Liverpool have not been linked with Podolski by any credible source yet, but if he's available for such a comparatively low price (£10.9m according to the BBC), then surely Liverpool have some kind of footballing obligation to bid?

What I mean by that is Liverpool should surely be interested in all top quality creative players if they're:

a) Available.
b) Within the club's price range.
c) Consistently scoring/creating goals.

Podolski ticks all these boxes, and £10.9m is a fantastic price for a proven international-class striker in the prime of his career who has done the business at the World and European tournaments.

For me, it would be negligence if Liverpool didn't pull out all the stops to at least *try* and sign Podolski, who has sixteen goals and five assists this season.

Jaimie Kanwar


78 comments:

  1. Arsenalinsiderisworstblogever9:16 pm, March 14, 2012

    oh you fools. Podolski is an Arsenal player. Its only the transfer fee who will be discussed cause if get Koln goes down to 2. Bundesliga he has a release clause. So its either 11 mill or 6-7 what Poldi will cost.

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  2. BBC have confirmed that Arsenal have agreed a fee for him. He had a medical today. Stop dreaming.

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  3. waaaaaahahahah so insecure the Gunners fans are hahahahah

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  4. besides the fact he is already an arsenal played..... why oh why would he want to come to a team who cant even quailfy for the champions leauge

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  5. You Scousers are so cute, you still think you can go for the same calibre of players as us...awww. We may not be able to match the Manchester clubs but Liverpool can just about offer Europa league football, so you can dream of a player like podolski and he's not even world class. If I were you I'd be worried about handing Kenny anymore cash this summer, he has wasted close to 100m on rubbish! Downing, Henderson, Adam and if course Caroll, none of these would even get in the squads of the clubs above you. Carry on dreaming.....

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  6. Didn't Podolski get home sick when playing for Bayern?
    So it would be bit of a gamble bit like when you brought Reyes.

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  7. Ha ha ha ha ha .. Scouse humor Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha, he is not your kind of player  he is simply to cheap, you should stick to buying proper world-class like Downing and Henderson for like 20M a pop .. Try going for Messi while you are at it Im sure he will like you to come despite you lingering in the middle of the league after all you used to be a force no less than 20 years ago Messi was 4 years old then so Im sure he will remember not that you need him when you have that 5 goal a season world-beater  and Im not going to name the other obvious laughingstocks  dont need to use all my material in one post .. Keep up the good work in the transferwindow.

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  8. Jevon Jonsson .. yes it is our insecurity and not your Idiocy that brought us here.

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  9. They can have him along with Gervinho and Chamaka!

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  10. liverpool are a mid table team with " thursday night " football to look forward to next year. By comparison are top 4 and will have cl football to look forward to next year. we play a brand of football you lot dream about, so get over it.

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  11. and if i may ask, what is arsenal fan doin here, oh wait i got it.....where is the talk of PODOLSKI ...ARSENAL FANS are there to protect him...lol wat a joke

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  12. Next season when rvp leaves your gona need more than polodski to guaranty thursday night football let alone Cl

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  13. wow call them and tell them how your the god of transfers why dont you lol

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  14. another moron who forgot his way in, or out if i may say....are u that fat lad sitting on his couch munching on his popcorn...and finally log in to laptop to comment here .....LFC will never get over it.......but i must say uf fcker need to get over with ti 

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  15. lool we got lousy asian pundit may be from mumbai or somwhre lol who play cricket and finally come to a soccer column to comment get a life moron

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  16. the stupid lousy fans ARSNEAL which means ARTILLERY and CHELSEA which means SELLSEA she sells on the seaSHORE lol wahtever,  who dont have any clue about there very life .....come to lliverpool group to make themself famous.... the fact is WE HAVE HISTORY....u arsenal ARTILLERY fans and SELLSEA she Sell fans From the sea shore.....DONT HAVE HISTORY AT ALL....ITS SO FUNNY u are trying hard,.....MANUTD are much better and they have history....like liverpool do.......so IF HISTORY DOESNT MATTER.....y DONT U MAKE A HISTORY BY winning CHAMPIONS LEAGUE like liverpool and MANCHESTER did? u cant .....oh k well then will the PREMIER LEAGUE TITLE ...like MANCHESTER  19 and liverpool 18 did....U CANT....lol take my advice dont sniff into liverpool group...we are much better THAN ANY TEAM ....welll i feel relax....and ya arsenal take podolski inside ARSENALS HOLE...I MEAN the GUNNERS HOLE lol and still it when u need to fire him

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  17. who need podolski...lets sign arsene wenger ...ya he will play good striker and a midfielder LOOOOL.....

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  18. arsene would b better than downing or carroll i can tell u that

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  19. We already have players of the level of Podolski ...... so stop it !!

    What we really need are top class players, nothing less !! I know it will be nearly impossible to get the the best ones to sign for us, but Podolski is not the calibre of player which will improve us at all .....

    I rather would like to see Carroll playing week in week out for us than watching the "just hit it hard" and only performing for either Köln or Germany Lukas Podolski !!!!

    I am really hoping he is joining Arsenal and replacing Robin van Persie ..... can' t wait till next season. ;)

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  20. We have carling cup & still in the run for FA cup. Arsenal no chance of silverware this season... So shut up & get lost from here arsenal fanS.

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  21. Reina
    Johnson Skrtel Agger Enrique
    Gerrard Lucas Moutinho
    Lavezzi Falcao Suarez

    Bench:Doni Kelly Coates Adam Henderson Downing Carroll
    YNWA

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  22. Jamie where exactly would he play??? Left handside forward??? Definietly not as the centre forward. He doesn't score enough goals to put him there, sorry. Look at this club record.

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  23. Think he is a good player but if nothing is agreed then it must be because his club are hoping to avoid relegation and then that he will have a good summer, then they will try to up the price. Reckon he has decided on Arsenal, though.

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  24. I think "consistent" is the wrong word to use to describe Podolski. His club form is demonstrably patchy and that's the last thing Liverpool need, another player who could spend long periods contributing nothing. His club record shows this. It's odd for you, JK, to rate a player so highly on the basis of what he's done in just one season. Stewart Downing had 7 goals and 9 assists in his last season for Villa and look where that's gotten him so far this year. In fact there are some statistical similarities between Downing's career and Podolski's. Do you really rate a player who has had one or two good years for a low-ranked German club? 

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  25. Won anything lately? Hows that Emirates trophy cabinet looking? Still pretty bare I see...

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  26. Made any racist calls lately?

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  27. HAHAHAHAHA. Trophy? And, by the way, it wasnt too long ago that you were Boring Boring Arsenal. AND, we played you at your own game and played you off the park only last week!!! Jesus Christ!!!

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  28. I think Giroud is a striker we need to look at, his goalscoring stats are great and at 16m, he is really cheap too.

    Podolski is also a good choice but everything suggests he is going to Arsenal, so no need to waste time on him.

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  29. Yep. the league doesnt lie. Arsenal ar 4th LFC are currently 7th and willing to improve. The difference Liverpool are legends and Arsenal are pricks. This coming from a fan far away in South Africa. I love my LFC and they will get over this situation and always be legends while Arsenal will always be pricks !!!

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  30. According to news, Podolski already had medical at Arsenal before a couple of days. It should be declared done deal very soon. Liverpool are late once again. And, any way I doubt he would come to Liverpool as we don't play in Champions League.

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  31. no thanks, looks like another Marouane Chamach to me

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  32. Chi Bai lu, what do you get at 11 mil. pounds for a striker these days.Even Diouf costed us 10 mil. pounds 11 years ago with such mediocre/under performance for us!

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  33. Podolski already had his medical last Tuesday. He will sign for the Gunners. 

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  34. Well at least we have won the "PremierLeague" which you've never experienced (and probably never will). From were I'm sitting you're falling further and further behind us you haven't won the league since the early days of color TV , was the ball even round when you last won it? This is just banter I've never disliked pool really as I've focused my hatred on chelski , Sp*rs, Manu. But thanks to KKKenny's brownshirts and this new (?) breed of fans your'e right up there. 

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  35. You can do better come on since we are pretending handpick 3-4 more players that will leave us you know Arsene will recruit some kid that's better than anything in your squad. 
    We will still end up higher than your current lot. You spent 120m on dross and they have loong contracts really think Kenny will be trusted to go shopping again?You spent around 40M£ ON Henderson and Downing . FFS!!You spent around 40M£ ON Henderson and Downing !!!!I mean come on .... 

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  36. what an immature comment to make, get a life

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  37. so what else have your team done,,oh yeah sweet f*ck all, which means wenger has wasted how much money in the time he been at your club, playing pretty football doesn't always win, arsenal should know that better than anyone

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  38. You really shouldn't feel so insecure. Sounds like it's almost a medical problem with you.BTW the Premier League you mention is still the First Division as was and Arsenal have been champions errr...how many times?? End of.

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  39. Because we got Downing, Hendo, Adam, etc...yay!

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  40. Sad to see what we have to resort to, to get one over other club fans but desperate times (two bloody decades without a league title :((((( ), desperate measures.

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  41. Yes, because Carroll has proven to be much better than Poldi in his career so far(!)

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  42. True. Look at Suarez goal record this season, compared to his Ajax one

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  43. What ever Chan! Arsenal fans need reminding of their squad as got players they have brought which haven't exactly lit up the Arsenal team! Players who we were linked with who aren't British by the way.

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  44. It was only a few weeks ago you were booing your team were questioning your manager and black bin bags over empty seats!
    7 years and counting!

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  45. Last league title?

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  46. stop whining!! you dont judge players!! especially young ones, like Hendo, on one season !! the lad 21, and still learning!! downing has been pretty dcent in my eyes, he been getting a lot of balls into the box, it not his fault that nobody been on the end of them!!

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  47. ha!! you having a laugh?? you talking about your attractive football??? we have completely outdone you on the pass and move football, this season!! where you not watching, when we completely dominated you? and played you off the pitch? the only reason you won, was cuz of RVP!! without him, you'd be struggling to finish in the top half of the table!! and when he leaves in the summer, which we all know is gonna happen, you'll be well and truly up the creek!!

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  48. the same calibre of players as you?? who you mean? the likes of Arteta-a very poor mans Fabregas, and a panick buy, on deadline day, by your mental manager, cuz he let all your best players leave!! half of them have gone onto bigger, and better things at city!! Mertesacker?? sloooow, Skyrtl and Agger better by a country mile!! your team full of misfits!! Arshaven?? Chamakah??

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  49. your crazy manager did well in the transfer window dint he?? left everthing till the last day, bought a centre back, who everyone knew, would be so off the pace for the prem!! without RVP you wouldnt even be top ten!! and when he goes in the summer, which alll your players do, prob to city, your feeder club, you will be nothing!! cuz we all know one thing for sure..... Wenger wont buy!!

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  50. 1990 And Arsenal's last trophy?

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  51. Liverpool fans understand this:
    Carling cups attract players like adam/henderson/carrollCL football attracts players like gotze/hazard/podolskiYour 4th rate trophy which you cling onto so dearly is not even registered on the radar of worldly players. Calm yourselves down and just concentrate on getting yourselves back to our level. 3RD PLACE OVER CARLING CUP ANY DAY OF THE WEEK/MONTH/YEAR.

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  52. I'm sorry but @ j75j:  I'd rather watch Arsenal not win a micky-mouse cup year-on-year than have to watch the unimaginative dredge that is Liverpool.  Liverpool FC are an absolute joke among football fans, your football's shit and so is your soppy victim culture.  Congratulations, you only just about won a nothing cup against Cardiff.  You're gruelling to watch.  I honestly, honestly pity Liverpool fans.  Enjoy mid-table life next season - at least then you'll have something real to cry about.    

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  53. I'd take 6th place over the pathetic Carling Cup, never mind 3rd. It's a totally pointless competition that has absolutely no worth or prestige outside England.

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  54. firstly i'll start by saying you arsenal gobshites need to do 1 because use all talk out your asses, scumbags!! secondley not denying podolski is a decent player but cant see him making it in the premiership fact! YNWA

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  55. Lol how can you compare Podolski to Downing when Downing is utter shit? Podolski is a full international and a regular starter in the Germany national team that is sooooo much better then the English team. Downing cant even hold down a starting place in the Enlgish squad. You Liverpool fans are pathetic, your team is shit. You have only scored 33 goals and you are talking about some beautiful football.

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  56. Without Gerrard and Kuyt what are Liverpool?
    All the attention in the match against arsenal went to Suarez but it was Kuyt who was much more effective (without resorting to theatricals too)
    His intelligent running and passing weren't matched by the other Liverpool players with the result we nicked the match.

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  57. £35 million for Carroll How much for Adams (looked good in a poor team) and you complain about our purchases.

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  58. Rebuilt the stadium , built new state of the art training facilities, setting the club up for football as it will be played. All without running the cklub into debt.
    By the way how is your new stadium coming along?
    What has Kenny done? Looked to the past. Get a big lump up front and a tricky diver to play off him (aka Toshack and Keegan) and relive the glory of the 70's

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  59. At first I would agree, why arnt we in for podolski

    But something happened last summer , that made me less worried . We needs a centre back and mertzacker was available for a good price. And international with Alot of experience, young. Highly rated. I couldn't believe lverpool didn't go for him. Then arsenal signed him.


    And he's completely awful.

    We really dodged a bullet
    So...podolski maybe the same

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  60. yano i think use arsenal fans talk utter garbage! why dont u just concentrate on your own football and we'll do the same instead of coming on here throwing yer daft ass comments and comparing our players to your players, the only good player use have got is van persie and when he leaves in the summer use are fucked! cant wait until happens aswel!

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  61. You may have a better chance of playing Champions League football next season but you can't go to your trophy cabinet and count how many you've already won!

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  62. A lot sooner than 1990. Just think, mobile phones, the internet, mp3 players didn't exist the last time you won the league. We've been to three finals in those seven years by the way and are paying for a new stadium which will keep us in the top division for another 100 years.

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  63. Poor Mark! the reason that other teams  are not too fussed about your little league cup is that the winnings don't even pay the teams wages for a week and also Man U, Arsenal etc are not interested in playing in the Europa league.

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  64. Is that the best you can do?

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  65. Why not go to school and then "use" wouldn't look so thick?

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  66. In all seriousness, the only delay is that he wants to make sure Arsenal qualify for the champions league. Therefore Liverpool have no chance of signing him.

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  67. And ?You have been to 3 finals and LOST!

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  68. Arsenal are living on the edge! You are on the same path we were on in 09 onwards your best players jump ship because they haven't won anything, fans might be happy with third and fourth but players want to win trophies and finding players to replace the ones that have left isn't as easy as some fans think!

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  69. The little League Cup Man U 3 times Chelsea twice and even Spurs(Chelsea finalists) have won in the last 7 years? Of cause Birmingham, now who did they beat??????????????

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  70. Your team is on the edge lose RVP and you will be a mid-table team ! Do you enjoy watching Arsenal losing finals??????????
    Arsenal fans have got very little to gloat about and trying rubbish a team that has won something says it all.

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  71. Reina,Agger,Kuyt and Skrtel would disagree with you! How many seasons just challenging and winning nothing? Most of the Arsenal team as well!

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  72. Right, Arsenal will go down the drain. That's what people said when Henry left, what they said when Fabregas left and, yet, they still came to our place and put us out of contention for the Champions League and we are trailing in their wake. If Arsenal are in trouble, where does that leave us?

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  73. What would you expect them to say? That they'd rather be playing Barcelona in the Nou Camp than beating Cardiff, on penalties, at Wembley? Sure that players all over Europe were seething with envy.

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  74. Suarez and Carroll were available, consistently created and scored goals before coming to us, and we bought them.

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  75. What has Europe got to do with it? We  had the chance to win 3 domestic trophies and we have won one. Go to Kuyt and try and sour is only medal with us the longest serving player in our history never to win a medal until that win.Players want to WIN medals they don't want to just CHALLENGE which is a word that get used a lot now by Arsenal fans and us! Kuyt and the rest of the squad have had a CHALLENGING time playing for us so they deserved their win no matter how it came. AC Milan had the same feelings like you about us when they were winning 3 nil and look where their arrogant manner got them!

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  76. He does not know quick google it how sad what a supporter glad you don't support LFC.

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