'Don’t treat me like a clown' warns Arsenal striker Podolski

German striker unhappy with life on the bench as Gunners prepare new contract for Wilshere

Lukas Podolski
(Image credit: Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty)

More bad news for Arsenal fans in the wake of defeat to Manchester United on Saturday - things are so bad that even out-of-favour Germany striker Lukas Podolski has lost his sense of humour, taking aim at Arsene Wenger and insisting he is not a "clown".

The good-natured World Cup winner has sent his clearest indication yet to Wenger that he is not happy with life on the bench at the Emirates, prompting more speculation that he could leave in the January sales.

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Bill Mann is a football correspondent for The Week.co.uk, scouring the world's football press daily for the popular Transfer Talk column.