willing to sell the Germany international but the
Turkish giants' chief insists he will not pursue a
move
Galatasaray will not be making a bid for Arsenal
striker Lukas Podolski, the Turkish giants'
president has confirmed.
Reports this week had suggested the Gunners
were willing to sell the Germany international,
who has failed to establish himself as a first-team
regular since arriving at the Emirates Stadium in
the summer of 2012.
But while Galatasaray chief
Unal Aysal admited he held
talks with his manager
Cesare Prandelli about
Podolski, he revealed the
Italian had urged him not
to make a move for the 29-
year-old.
"I asked Cesare Prandelli if
we should target Lukas
Podolski," Aysal
said. "Prandelli told us that
Podolski would be a luxury
transfer and that he isn't
required."As a result we didn't pursue the matter
further."
Aysal suggested that Galatasaray would be
significantly more interested in signing Joel
Campbell, but he insisted any move is unlikely
because of Arsenal's unwillingness to
countenance offers for the youngster.
"Joel Campbell is an excellent, young, promising
player," he added. "However, Arsenal have not
transfer listed him and won't let him leave so
there is nothing we can do.
"We will be making transfers before the end of the
transfer window and strengthening the squad. We
have areas we need to strengthen going into the new season
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