EVERTON GO FOR LUKAS PODOLSKI
David Moyes aims to land Bayern striker in January transfer window
EVERTON have started moves to bring Lukas Podolski to Goodison Park.
David Moyes has been monitoring Podolski's situation since Euro 2008 amid whispers that he is unhappy at Bayern Munich.
Podolski, 23, has confirmed he will be leaving the German giants by handing in a transfer request.
That has alerted a string of Premier League clubs - but it is Everton who plan to be first out of the traps.
Boss Moyes suggested last week that he will have little or no money to spend in the transfer window. But he is concerned about his striking options and the club are considering ways of raising the finance.
Podolski would not come cheap - but in the current climate, he is unlikely to be over- priced, either. A bid of just under £10million should be sufficient.
Knife
Moyes insists he will NOT sell to raise funds. But he may be forced to reassess the situation as problems mount up front.
New boy Louis Saha complained of a hamstring problem after the defeat at Wigan and James Vaughan, whose career has been plagued by injury, is going under the knife again.
Moyes' main asset, Yakubu, has had an indifferent start to the season.
Despite being a success at the European Championships - the Polish-born striker scored three times - Podolski has not been a regular at the Allianz Arena.
Spurs were interested in him but Harry Redknapp's priorities now lie elsewhere.
Manchester City have checked out Podolski but their transfer window targets are expected to be even more ambitious.
Fantastic
Moyes, meanwhile, believes that homegrown coaches are finally starting to get their chance.
He said: "Tony Adams, Roy Keane, Steve Bruce, Mark Hughes, Gareth Southgate and Paul Ince are the signs that this is happening.
"Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho have been fantastic for football in this country but other big names have come here and it hasn't worked for them.
"But Harry Redknapp's impact at Spurs will give a lot of chairmen reason to think going abroad isn't always the answer."
This article has 10 comments
The only way we would be able to get podolski is by loan, coz we r definetly not gonna sell arteta, yak and lescott or anyone else, i do hope that mr kenwright can find a rich billionaire to help further the club and so we can compete with the big boys, but if we could get podolski to everton that will be an amazing feat
By Robert . Posted December 9 2008 at 11:06 AM.
if we were able to get podolski, we would probably gettin into the top 4 or 5, we would then be gettin a bit more dosh, and then we would be able to maybe get a few more bigger players
By Rod Munro. Posted December 4 2008 at 5:48 PM.
I LOVE LUKAS PODOLSKI
By Zhie. Posted December 4 2008 at 8:41 AM.
lets be honest if we couldnt sign alan smith nor darren fletcher in the last transfer market how the hell are we gonna sign lukas podolski, ok larsson is an idea but success rate of capturing lukas is about 5%
By CallumLambo. Posted December 3 2008 at 8:45 AM.
i agree with phil thomas
By james murphy. Posted December 1 2008 at 7:20 PM.
All you stupid so called Everton fans should think before you open you mouths. If it wasnt for Kenwright buying the club from the Hamper man and investing his money Everton would be where Leeds Utd are now or maybe even worse and as for getting a rich shiek from Dubai in this money climate, even they wont buy a football club. At least we have a chairman who is an Everton supporter and will give Moyes money to buy when he can.
By Les B. Posted November 30 2008 at 5:16 PM.
Podolski wont go to everton. They are a small club
By Matt. Posted November 30 2008 at 12:02 PM.
Do me a favour Everton. Buy Podolski, that means Spurs wont be tempted. He is a proven goalscorer when he is playing for Germany against International giants like Andorra and Lichtenstein, but has problems when playing league teams like Hamburg and Leverkusen.
By Bill Burke. Posted November 30 2008 at 9:30 AM.
sell arteta for 15 mil, yakubu, 15 mill, lescott for 10 mill, sign podolski moutinho and a defensive midfielder in the carsley mould, bulk up the squad with some filler players and that would be good business in jan.
alternatively kenwright get your lazy luvvie arse out to dubai find an nice rich shiek and sell him the club. you are not good enough for our club and as an alleged fan you should be able to see this.
By phill thomas. Posted November 30 2008 at 8:53 AM.
Yeah right!
Come January 31st expect one loan signing and **** all else!
Mr Kenwright your not gonna fool me this time Billy Boy... Yeah, Yeah!
By Jason Broome. Posted November 30 2008 at 2:48 AM.