Chelsea have announced the signing of Arsenal and France striker Olivier Giroud.
Giroud was linked with a move to West Ham and Everton last summer but he decided to stay at The Emirates instead of moving away from Chelsea’s rivals.
However, the Frenchman’s head has now been turned by the reigning champions of the Premier League, who have been looking for a target man all January, and they finally have their man. He’ll cost an initial £15.3m, with £2.2m in add-ons.
Chelsea paying Arsenal £15.3m for Olivier Giroud and £2.2m in add ons
— Kaveh Solhekol (@SkyKaveh) January 31, 2018
This transfer will complete the transfer triangle of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Michy Batshuayi and Giroud, with Aubameyang moving to Arsenal this morning and his former club looking like replacing the Gabonese striker with Chelsea’s Batshuayi, who’s replacement is Giroud from Aubameyang’s new club.
The new man will compete with Alvaro Morata for a starting place at Stamford Bridge but with The Blues’ Champions League knockout campaign ahead, as well as the rest of the FA Cup, both front-men will get plenty of game-time ahead of the 2018 World Cup. Both players will be hoping to be on the plane for for their respective countries.
