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Olivier Giroud set to leave Chelsea

Afnews Editor

Jan 15, 2020

Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud is set to join Inter Milan in the coming days, according to RMC Sport.

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Giroud will sign a two-year contract at San Siro, with the Blues set to receive Ôé¼6.5million.

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The France striker has been restricted to just five Premier League appearances under Frank Lampard.

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Giroud, 33, finds himself behind Tammy Abraham and Michy Batshuayi in the pecking order.

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Speaking on Giroud's future last week, Lampard said: "With Oli, the situation is if it's right for everybody, first and foremost for us as a club because he's under contract, then we'll look at whether he can leave the club.

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"He's been a great professional here, trained brilliantly, so I hold him in a lot of high regard for that. 'But nothing is done yet.ÔÇØ

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