Chelsea star reveals transfer priority after admitting Tottenham interest Olivier Giroud has reiterated his disappointment at missing out on a move to Inter Milan, but he could have joined a different Premier League club instead. The striker is in the final few months of his contract with Chelsea, whom he joined from Arsenal in 2018 – and he could have made it three London-based teams in a row in January. Giroud eventually missed out on a move away, although he has since gone public about the options he had, including the chance to join Tottenham Hotspur. Spurs were in the market for a striker in the winter due to an injury suffered by Harry Kane, but they were only able to bring in winger Steven Bergwijn. Giroud has now confirmed that he was indeed an option for Tottenham, but his preference lied elsewhere due to contact with a manager. “Everyone knows that the sporting project of Inter was the most interesting for me,” he told Teléfoot (as translated by Sport Witness). “Lazio and Tottenham also looked for me. At one point, it was a question of where I wanted to go to play. I spoke to Conte on the phone.” The Frenchman is not expected to extend his deal with Chelsea as he looks for more playing time elsewhere, and one of the suitors he mentioned could be back in for him in the summer. Read more… The post Chelsea star reveals transfer priority after admitting Tottenham interest appeared first on teamtalk.com.

Olivier Giroud has reiterated his disappointment at missing out on a move to Inter Milan, but he could have joined a different Premier League club instead.

The striker is in the final few months of his contract with Chelsea, whom he joined from Arsenal in 2018 – and he could have made it three London-based teams in a row in January.

Giroud eventually missed out on a move away, although he has since gone public about the options he had, including the chance to join Tottenham Hotspur.

Spurs were in the market for a striker in the winter due to an injury suffered by Harry Kane, but they were only able to bring in winger Steven Bergwijn.

Giroud has now confirmed that he was indeed an option for Tottenham, but his preference lied elsewhere due to contact with a manager.

“Everyone knows that the sporting project of Inter was the most interesting for me,” he told Teléfoot (as translated by Sport Witness).

“Lazio and Tottenham also looked for me. At one point, it was a question of where I wanted to go to play. I spoke to Conte on the phone.”

 

The Frenchman is not expected to extend his deal with Chelsea as he looks for more playing time elsewhere, and one of the suitors he mentioned could be back in for him in the summer.

Read more…

 

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