OLIVIER GIROUD HAS been included among Arsenal’s substitutes at Swansea after reports claimed the France striker has agreed an £18 million (€20 million) move to Chelsea.
With Arsenal on the verge of signing Borussia Dortmund forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Gunners boss Arsene Wenger is ready to let Giroud leave, but he still kept his star on the bench at the Liberty Stadium.
Chelsea appear favourites to sign Giroud before Wednesday’s transfer deadline, with Blues striker Michy Batshuayi possibly heading to Borussia to complete the complex transfer triangle.
Advertisement
Arsenal’s move for Aubameyang is expected to go down to the wire as the Gunners wait on Dortmund landing a replacement before allowing the striker to leave.
Reports have suggested the north London club will pay £55 million, breaking their transfer record for the second time in just over six months following the arrival of France striker Alexandre Lacazette from Lyon.
Any move for Aubameyang is now dependent on Dortmund signing their own forward, with the Bundesliga transfer window open until 2 February.
They had been strongly linked with a move for Giroud, but Chelsea’s interest appears to have appealed to the 31-year-old striker.
Since then Giroud has started just one Premier League game and is now more open to a move as he looks to cement his place in the France World Cup squad.
The42 has just published its first book, Behind The Lines, a collection of some of the year’s best sports stories. Pick up your copy in Eason’s, or order it here today (€10):
To embed this post, copy the code below on your site
Close
8 Comments
This is YOUR comments community. Stay civil, stay constructive, stay on topic.
Please familiarise yourself with our comments policy
here
before taking part.
Giroud to make €20m Chelsea switch and pave the way for Aubameyang's Arsenal move - Reports
OLIVIER GIROUD HAS been included among Arsenal’s substitutes at Swansea after reports claimed the France striker has agreed an £18 million (€20 million) move to Chelsea.
With Arsenal on the verge of signing Borussia Dortmund forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Gunners boss Arsene Wenger is ready to let Giroud leave, but he still kept his star on the bench at the Liberty Stadium.
Chelsea appear favourites to sign Giroud before Wednesday’s transfer deadline, with Blues striker Michy Batshuayi possibly heading to Borussia to complete the complex transfer triangle.
Arsenal’s move for Aubameyang is expected to go down to the wire as the Gunners wait on Dortmund landing a replacement before allowing the striker to leave.
Reports have suggested the north London club will pay £55 million, breaking their transfer record for the second time in just over six months following the arrival of France striker Alexandre Lacazette from Lyon.
Any move for Aubameyang is now dependent on Dortmund signing their own forward, with the Bundesliga transfer window open until 2 February.
They had been strongly linked with a move for Giroud, but Chelsea’s interest appears to have appealed to the 31-year-old striker.
Since then Giroud has started just one Premier League game and is now more open to a move as he looks to cement his place in the France World Cup squad.
- © AFP, 2018
The42 has just published its first book, Behind The Lines, a collection of some of the year’s best sports stories. Pick up your copy in Eason’s, or order it here today (€10):
Man City sign English youngster from partner club New York and immediately loan him to ‘Boro
Irish international defender Andy Boyle makes loan move to League One
To embed this post, copy the code below on your site
Late business Olivier Giroud Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Premier League Arsenal Chelsea