Former Arsenal star Lukas Podolski wants to see fellow German Kai Havertz used in a different position by Mikel Arteta. Having completed 90 minutes in all-but one Premier League match this season, Havertz is already on five goals and one assist.
The 25-year-old has been deployed as a ‘false 9’ in all of those matches with his hold-up and general play helping bring others into the game. Questions surrounding his future in that role have been regular, though, with many of the belief Arsenal need to sign an elite-level striker to end their wait for a top-flight medal.
Sporting CP star Viktor Gyokeres and Newcastle United ace Alexander Isak are two names to have been strongly linked, with the Gunners handed a potential boost on the latter earlier this week. “The days when teams don’t sell big players are gone,” Newcastle boss Eddie Howe admitted in a press conference.
While Arteta is whole of belief in Havertz, someone very familiar with scoring for Arsenal is less convinced, and instead believes he would be better off in another position. Podolski spent two-and-a-half years at the Gunners and bagged 31 goals after joining in the summer of 2012 when Robin van Persie departed for Manchester United.
