Arsenal cult hero Podolski being investigated by police for ‘forbidden’ way he said goodbye to fans in last-ever game

ARSENAL leader Lukas Podolski is being investigated by German constabulary soon aft his last ever match.

Podolski, 39, rolled credits connected his 18-year vocation that saw him playing for the likes of Bayern Munich, Germany and of people the Gunners.

The winger hung up his boots portion playing for Polish outfit Gornik Zabrze and bid farewell to shot successful a testimonial match that was enactment unneurotic successful Cologne 2 weeks agone successful beforehand of 50,000 fans.

The ex-Germany planetary enactment unneurotic his ain squad helium dubbed Team Poldi, which bushed a Koln XI 5-3 astatine the RheinEnergieStadion.

The ex-Galatasaray prima received a lasting ovation from the assemblage aft the lucifer which led to him breaking down successful tears.

An affectional Podolski past joined the assemblage successful the stands and was pictured holding a burning pyrotechnic flare arsenic helium bid farewell to his fans.

According to Kolner Stadtanzeiger, arsenic per Bild, that landed the German successful blistery h2o with the Cologne constabulary arsenic it is prohibited to acceptable disconnected flares successful German stadiums.

In fact, that is considered an administrative offence and frankincense Podolski is facing a pyrotechnics fine.

The aforesaid root claims the metropolis is liable for collecting the good and the Koln fable volition astir apt person a proceeding announcement successful the message wrong the adjacent fewer days.

Former constabulary manager and caput of operations astatine the Cologne stadium Volker Lange didn't mince his words astir the guardant arsenic helium dubbed him a "bad relation model".

Lange said: "Firstly, it is forbidden, secondly, helium is simply a atrocious relation model. And thirdly: Someone who volition instrumentality connected work astatine FC should beryllium a relation exemplary - besides successful specified points."

A fig of shot greats honoured Podolski during his testimonial match, specified arsenic Manuel Neuer, Joachim Low, Mats Hummels and ex-Arsenal team-mate Per Mertesacker.

The ex-Inter Milan prima enjoyed immense occurrence arsenic helium won the Bundesliga with Bayern, the World Cup with Germany and the FA Cup with Arsenal, wherever helium amassed 31 goals and 15 assists successful 82 games.

And Podolski has proven to beryllium palmy disconnected the transportation arsenic good acknowledgment to his crystal pick and kebab business.

It has been reported that the erstwhile Arsenal ace, who spent 3 years astatine the Emirates earlier his departure successful 2015, has seen his nett worthy emergence to £177.5million acknowledgment to his investments.