Arsenal hero Lukas Podolski has hinted that he wanted one former Tottenham Hotspur player to join the Gunners in 2023.
The German spent three years on Arsenal‘s books after joining them from Koln in 2012. He scored 31 goals and provided 15 assists for Arsene Wenger‘s side in just 82 appearances, which is not a bad return at all for someone who mostly played out wide.
There have been a few strikers who have worn Podolski’s number nine shirt since he left the club, but he has now suggested that he wanted a former Tottenham player to wear it at Arsenal last year.
Lukas Podolski says Arsenal should’ve signed Harry Kane in 2023
Harry Kane is one of the best strikers in the world.
The Englishman decided to leave Tottenham at the end of the 2023/24 season, and if it was possible, almost every club in the world would’ve loved to sign him.
However, only Bayern Munich emerged as serious contenders for his signature, and he moved to the Allianz Arena for a club-record fee.
The striker caused Arsenal all sorts of problems when he was at Tottenham, and he came back to haunt the Gunners in a Bayern Munich shirt in the Champions League as well in April.
Kane, branded as ‘underrated’ by the Mirror, has since been phenomenal for Bayern, directly contributing to over 50 goals in his debut season.
Podolski has noticed that, which is probably why he thinks Arsenal should’ve signed him when he wanted to leave Tottenham in 2023.
Speaking about his old club, Podolski told the Daily Mail: “They’ve made a huge step forward, but at the moment they are playing with Kai Havertz up front.
“They brought in Declan Rice but if they really want to compete next year they need a No 9, a target striker who scores goals.”
When asked which striker Arsenal should sign, Podolski went back to last summer and claimed that Kane would’ve been the one for the Gunners.
He said: “Harry Kane was the one who wanted to change, but with his history of Tottenham, of course it is not possible to move to Arsenal.
“That is why he moved to Bayern Munich. It was a good move for Bayern Munich and him. He was the only option on the market.”
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Podolski brutally trolls Kane after what happened since his Spurs departure
Podolski would’ve loved Kane at Arsenal, but that didn’t stop him from having a little dig at the former Tottenham man.
The German is adored by Gunners fans even to this day. He once even celebrated with the away supporters at White Hart Lane following a North London derby win.
Podolski knows all about the rivalry between Arsenal and Tottenham, and he has now made a joke about what has happened to Kane since joining Bayern.
The former Gunners attacker has mocked how Kane left Spurs to win trophies and then, in the very same season, Bayern went the entire campaign without lifting any silverware.
“Kane is scoring goals but I see the story already when Bayern Munich are third in the Bundesliga and out of the Champions League,” Podolski said.
“Maybe we have another good story like Tottenham – move to Bayern and don’t win anything!”