Lukas Podolski has told kicker he is likely to return to parent club Arsenal in the summer once his loan spell at Inter Milan ends, while adding that he has no problems with anyone at the Emirates Stadium.
Podolski, 29, joined Inter until the end of the season in January, having been struggling for game time at the Premier League club during the first half of the current campaign.
The Germany international, who hit out at Arsene Wenger after arriving in Milan, admits that he endured a difficult period at Arsenal, but says his job in North London is not over yet.
"As thing stand now, I will return to London in the summer," he said. "There will be talks in March or April because the season ends in May.
"I had a great time in London, even though the last half-year wasn't satisfying from a sporting perspective. But it's a fact that I never had problems there neither with the club, nor with Arsene Wenger, or even the fans. All I bemoaned was that once the move was sealed there were no farewell words from the club.
"But in spite of that I had two-and-a-half nice years, from a sporting and from a personal perspective. I am proud to have ended Arsenal's trophy drought with my goals in the FA Cup and to have won this trophy as a German in England."
Inter announced earlier this month that they had opted to award a spare Europa League squad place to Xherdan Shaqiri, rather than to Podolski.
This led to criticism of Podolski in the German media, but the forward insists he knew he would not be in the squad upon joining the Serie A side.
"I am still the Lukas Podolski who is living his dream. And I don't let anyone take that away from me," he said.
"That the critics fire too fast was also revealed when I was proclaimed a loser after not making the Europa League squad. But that was part of the contract talks, and was also openly communicated at an early stage."
In six appearances for Inter, Podolski has failed to find the back of the net, although he is hopeful of returning to form soon.
"I feel that I am getting closer to my best," he added.