Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud could move to West Ham United in January
An interview from Alex Crook of TalkSPORT (h/t Daily Star) revealed that West Ham United could be interested in signing Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud in the January transfer window.
Giroud recently netted 4 goals against Sevilla in Chelsea’s win 4-0 win in Seville, where he became the oldest player (h/t Daily Star) to score a UEFA Champions League hat-trick.
That game was only his second start of the season for Chelsea, and the Frenchman would have been dejected to hear Lampard say that it was still not enough to grant him a start against Leeds United. (h/t Daily Star)
It is now understood that Giroud could move to London club West Ham United in January in order to secure game time as the 2020 UEFA European Championship next summer draws near.
TalkSPORT insider Alex Crook said in an interview that West Ham United may hold the edge over Tottenham Hotspur, another club interested in signing Giroud, as the Hammers would not be considered a ‘direct rival’.
“I know there’s interest from West Ham United. David Moyes is a huge admirer of Giroud and clubs abroad as well. I suppose where West Ham would have the edge over someone like Tottenham for example, who have also shown an interest in the past, is that they wouldn’t be viewed as direct rivals.”
Giroud has been at Stamford Bridge for the past three and a half seasons where the Frenchman has netted 34 goals in nearly a 100 games.
Unfortunately for him, the 34-year-old has found starts at Chelsea few and far in between in recent years as he has started just twice for the Blues so far this season.
Giroud could also only muster 17 starts from 55 games last season for Chelsea, but Lampard indicated why he has chosen to keep him at the club as he praised him after the win against Sevilla.