Lukas Podolski says the Polish Football Association were circling Michal Gasparik, but he does not know whether that talk had reached a formal offer. The Poland link is real enough to be out in the open now, and it comes as Poland prepare for Romania in Bucharest on 14 November and Sweden in Wrocław on 17 November. Podolski also says Górnik Zabrze still want their coach to stay.
What Podolski said about the Poland link
Speaking to Transfery.info and Meczyki.pl, Podolski said federation people had been “circling around Gasparik.” He added that he did not know whether it was an offer or only interest, and that other clubs were in the mix too. In the same set of comments, he said Michal feels good in Zabrze and wants to keep working at Górnik.
That leaves the speculation in a familiar place. There is interest, there is national-team pressure around Poland, but there is no confirmation that a move has been offered or accepted.
Why Górnik do not want to lose him yet
The club have reasons to hold their line. Górnik are second in Ekstraklasa after 14 matches, with 31 points and a 23-12 goal difference. Gasparik has been in Zabrze since July 2025, and his record there stands at 32 wins, 14 draws and 16 defeats.
His debut campaign already brought the runner-up spot and the Polish Cup, which is why his name has moved beyond club level. Podolski has also pushed back against the idea that coaches should be judged or moved on too quickly, saying it cannot be that a manager is dismissed after three defeats because banners were hung.
The practical issue is simple: Poland play Romania first, then Sweden three days later. If the federation are serious about Gasparik, the November window is exactly the sort of moment when coaching talk starts to harden, but Górnik are still saying they want him to finish his contract in Zabrze.
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