{"id":27496,"date":"2015-07-04T17:59:00","date_gmt":"2015-07-04T16:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newmail-ng.com\/new\/?p=27496"},"modified":"2015-07-04T23:13:50","modified_gmt":"2015-07-04T22:13:50","slug":"lukas-podolski-signs-for-galatasaray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmail-ng.com\/lukas-podolski-signs-for-galatasaray\/","title":{"rendered":"Lukas Podolski signs for Galatasaray"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Striker Lukas Podolski has joined Galatasaray from Arsenal on a three-year deal for an initial \u00a31.8m.<\/p>\n<p>The Turkish champions will pay future instalments based on their qualification for the Champions League.<\/p>\n<p>Podolski, 30, moved to Arsenal from German side FC Koln in 2012 for a reported \u00a311m and scored 31 goals in 82 appearances for the Gunners.<\/p>\n<p>He helped Arsenal win the FA Cup in 2013 but spent the second half of last season on loan at Inter Milan.<\/p>\n<p>His chances became limited as Gunners&#8217; manager Arsene Wenger added the likes of Mesut Ozil, Alexis Sanchez and Danny Welbeck to his forward options.<\/p>\n<p>Wenger also has Theo Walcott, Olivier Giroud and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain at his disposal.<\/p>\n<p>Galatasary president Dursun Aydin Ozbek said Podolski, a World Cup winner with Germany in 2014, had been a long-term target.<\/p>\n<p>He added: &#8220;Podolski was a player we have been following for a long time. 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