• Germany international has been linked with a move to Italy • Podolski sat out Arsenal’s 2-2 draw with Everton

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Lukas Podolski’s agent has claimed that Juventus and Napoli are yet to make an offer to sign the Arsenal forward.

The Germany international has been linked with a move to Serie A this summer and he did not feature in Arsenal’s 2-2 draw with Everton on Saturday, increasing speculation surrounding a possible departure from north London.

“I read in the newspapers that Juventus and Napoli were interested in Lukas,” Podolski’s agent Ali Pektas told tuttomercatoweb.it. “But there has been no approach from either of those clubs.

“I don’t know if he will go to Italy in this transfer window. I can’t say anything for sure. The only certainty is that Lukas has a contract with Arsenal.”

The 29-year-old Podolski, who is also a target of the Turkish side Galatasaray, joined Arsenal from Köln in the summer of 2012 and has two years left on his contract.