Arsenal have reached an agreement with Cologne to sign highly-rated striker Lukas Podolski.
The German international will join the Gunners next season in a deal worth £10.9m, according to the Daily Mail.
Podolski has agreed personal terms with the Premier League side and will put pen to paper on a four-year deal worth more than £100,000 a week.
The 26-year-old will team up with compatriot Per Mertesacker at Arsenal.
"He has been very interested in the past few weeks, and has sent me a number of text messages," Mertesacker told Sky.
"I've told him that this is a great place to work and that Arsenal are an amazing club."
Podolski is due at the Emirates Stadium once the current Bundesliga season ends.
