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"Arsenal have received a \u20AC12 million offer from Wolfsburg for Lukas Podolski, according to reports in France and Italy.  &amp;nbsp; #453639756 / gettyimages.com  Reports in Italy and France are suggesting that Wolfsburg have submitted a &amp;euro;12 million offer for Arsenal&amp;rsquo;s Lukas Podolski. The German World Cup winner has been made available for sale this summer by Arsene Wenger, with a number of clubs reportedly interested. However, it appears that Wolfsburg are the closest to landing the attacker and are confident of agreeing a three-year-deal with the attacker. The Bundesliga club are battling Juventus to sign the 29-year-old, and reports surfaced last night that Podolski&amp;rsquo;s first choice would have been to join the Italian champions, but their reluctance to do a permanent deal has cost them. Juve were keen on taking Podolski, but would only offer a season-long-loan deal and Arsenal would have preferred to keep him than allow him to leave on a temporary basis, as they still feel he has some worth to their squad. The former Koln player was likely to play a rotational role at the North-London outfit this summer after the arrival of Alexis Sanchez in the summer. The signing of the Chilean has left Arsenal bloated in attacking positions &amp;ndash; with a number of players competing for limited spaces in the starting line-up. It is also thought that with Podolski off the books, it could see Wolfsburg&amp;rsquo;s Luiz Gustavo come the other way. The Brazilian midfield enforcer has been identified as a potential target by Arsene Wenger as he seeks to add a defensive midfielder to the squad. Although the Gunner&amp;rsquo;s team looks as packed with quality as it has it some time, there is still room for a world-class defensive midfielder and Gustavo would certainly fit the billing. SEE ALSO: Podolski could be bait in Arsenal's Gustavo switchPodolski&amp;rsquo;s depature would end his two year stay at the club, where he has made a positive impression. Although never becoming a club legend at the Emirates he is likely to be fondly remembered after making 69 appearances and scoring 28 times for Wenger&amp;rsquo;s side.Should Podolski be allowed to leave Arsenal this summer? "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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