Podolski drops major hint that he is ready to leave Arsenal in January

Lukas Podolski has dropped a major hint that he is ready to leave Arsenal in January unless he gets more playing time at the club.

The Germany international has been utilised as a substitute in seven of The Gunners’ games in all competitions so far this season – with his only start this term coming inArsenal’s 2-1 Capital One Cup defeat to Southampton.

With Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger having left the 29-year-old on the bench for the team’s 4-1 Champions League win over Galatasaray on Wednesday, Podolski has now suggested that he will depart the north London outfit if his situation doesn’t change.

‘I am a full blooded player, a street player and I love competition. If I don’t have this competition every weekend then a change must occur,’ he told RTL Television.

‘We will have to see. But it is certainly something one has to think about.’

Podolski joined The Gunners after leaving the club he supports, Cologne, in 2012 and made 27 appearances for the north London outfit in all competitions last season.