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Podolski is not for sale!

Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge vowed once again that forward Lukas Podolski is non-transferable, denying some information released by the German press.

Bayern Munich repeated Lukas Podolski is not for sale, denying some information released by magazine Sport Bild claiming the player could be leave the club for €15 million.

“Just rumors. The player is not for sale and for us this issue is closed,” Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said.

Podolski has many times showed his unhappiness at Bayern, where he is usually benched, and existed the chance of returning to FC Köln, where the forward's talents were first noticed. In fact, this club’s coach, Christoph Daum, had said they would welcome him with open arms.

Rummenigge made reference to Daum’s statements without saying his name: “I spoke to FC Köln chairman, Michael Meier, to explain him that Podolski would remain at Bayern.”

“I also asked him to tell the coach to be more careful with this kind of issues,” Rummenigge added.

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