Arsenal set to loan Podolski to Schalke

• AFP, Friday, August 23, 2013 2:44 PM

Arsenal is set to loan striker Lukas Podolski to Bundesliga club Schalke 04 as the German looks to get more playing time in the buildup season to next year's World Cup in Brazil. The former Bayern Munich marksman who is under contract with Arsenal until 2014 has struggled to break into Arsene Wenger's starting lineup.

Schalke earned just one point in its first two Bundesliga games and Dutch veteran Klaas-Jan Huntelaar is out for several weeks with a knee problem while Peruvian Jefferson Farfa is also struggling for fitness.

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