Klinsmann says he needs four strikers at the club until the end of the season.
Reports says Podolski has handed in a transfer request due to the lack of first-team opportunities.
“It’s still the same answer I gave before Tuesday’s game with Steaua Bucharest,” Klinsmann told German newspaper Bild.
“We need four strikers for the second half of the season – and one of them is Podolski.
“I can understand the way Lukas is feeling at the moment, but there are things in football that you just have to accept.”
