Olivier Giroud. (Drawing) – Mark Greenwood / IPS / REX / SIPA
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Olivier Giroud. The attacker of
the France team is linked to the London club until June 2021 from now on, we learned on Saturday from a source familiar with the matter.
Giroud’s 33-year contract tied him to the Blues until June 2020 with an additional one-year option. Arrived at Chelsea in winter 2018, the Frenchman had a long crossing of the desert there which pushed him to try to leave the club, but he returned to grace in early 2020 despite the tough competition in attack.
The former Montpellier and Arsenal, third top scorer in the history of the French team, is still a serious contender for a starting position with the Blues, just over a year from the Euro . With 39 goals in 97 caps, he is just behind Michel Platini (41 goals) and Thierry Henry (51).
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