Olivier Giroud

[whats happening 1,525]

i dont like this, since it probably means that we wont get another striker.

[Special Juan 27,429]

If true it's looking like Tammy, Olivier and then possibly Mertens....not good enough for me.

[OneMoSalah 8,778]

2 hours ago, Special Juan said:

If true it's looking like Tammy, Olivier and then possibly Mertens....not good enough for me.

Nowhere near it. Even more so when you consider Liverpool will 90% sign Werner meaning they have him and Firmino then City have Aguero and Jesus. We need at least one CF of that ilk or standard if we are to try close the gap. Id only have Mertens if Giroud left as an option.

 

[Vesper 28,832]

Inter Pull Out Of Race To Sign Olivier Giroud After Chelsea Extend His Contract & Focus On Napoli’s Dries Mertens

https://sempreinter.com/2020/04/25/inter-pull-out-of-race-to-sign-olivier-giroud-after-chelsea-extend-his-contract-focus-on-napolis-dries-mertens/

Inter have decided to stop following French striker Olivier Giroud after he signed a one-season contract extension with Chelsea, according to a report from today’s paper edition of the Milano based newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport.

The report details how the 33-year-old French forward was incredibly close to a move to Milan in the January transfer window, but the deal collapsed after the Milanese club began to focus their attention on signing Tottenham midfielder Christian Eriksen. Whilst it seemed like Giroud would be joining Inter in the summer on a free transfer, he is now set to stay in London with the Blues.

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[Jase 43,479]

https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2020/05/20/giroud-contract-option-exercised

One year contract extension confirmed. 

[MoroccanBlue 5,303]

So another season with Tammy+Giroud as our options. 

Not sure how I feel about that. 

[Alabama 1,992]

We are gradually bracing up for another season where we end up struggling for 6th position...

Unless quality right winger left back and centre back is signed...

[milka 3,346]

Olivier Giroud has been a model professional for Chelsea. Didn't throw his rattle out of his pram when he wasn't being selected.

Still knows how to score a goal, Frank trusts him & well respected by his teammates. 

And .......  Giroud > Michy every second . 

[NikkiCFC 7,953]

11 hours ago, milka said:

And .......  Giroud > Michy every second . 

Frank needed like 7 months to realize this?

[Vesper 28,832]

15 hours ago, Alabama said:

We are gradually bracing up for another season where we end up struggling for 6th position...

Unless quality right winger left back and centre back is signed...

A coupe weeks ago, maybe 3 or 4 even, not exactly sure, I started to really feeling like there is a 50/50 possibility that we make zero moves, or maybe one max

look at what is happening now

I already knew Giroud had been renewed, so thsi is no surprise

but now we also renewed a soon to be 39 yo Willy at keeper

Emerson is now talking about staying

I see ZERO credible links for any CB, and Lamps has said he is happy with the 4 he has (we also have Ampadu coming back from loan and Marc Guehi)

I see nothing of a concrete nature that say we are even trying for Sancho (BD says no contact from us since January) nor Havertz

same for all strikers

plus we have a shit tonne of dregs coming back from loans and we are going to HARD pressed to sell trash like Drinkwater, Bakayoko, Bats, Baba, etc

I worked it all up the other day and since summer 2017, counting projected sales revenue for all the dregs (vastly reduced) and counting shit sales, refusual to sell in a timely fashion, horrific contractual management, botched sales, botched buys, and horrid buys

Marina and the board will have ended up costing us around (this is insane) a loss of potential revenue and wasted cash of £475m, (not joking at all) damn near half a billion in money we should have had to spend then and now, versus what we ended up doing

it is madness

I can easily see nothing else happening this window, maybe maybe, maybe we make a lowball offer for Chilwell (and Leicester probably tells us to go fuck ourselves)

it would be par for the course

[Alabama 1,992]

46 minutes ago, Vesper said:

A coupe weeks ago, maybe 3 or 4 even, not exactly sure, I started to really feeling like there is a 50/50 possibility that we make zero moves, or maybe one max

look at what is happening now

I already knew Giroud had been renewed, so thsi is no surprise

but now we also renewed a soon to be 39 yo Willy at keeper

Emerson is now talking about staying

I see ZERO credible links for any CB, and Lamps has said he is happy with the 4 he has (we also have Ampadu coming back from loan and Marc Guehi)

I see nothing of a concrete nature that say we are even trying for Sancho (BD says no contact from us since January) nor Havertz

same for all strikers

plus we have a shit tonne of dregs coming back from loans and we are going to HARD pressed to sell trash like Drinkwater, Bakayoko, Bats, Baba, etc

I worked it all up the other day and since summer 2017, counting projected sales revenue for all the dregs (vastly reduced) and counting shit sales, refusual to sell in a timely fashion, horrific contractual management, botched sales, botched buys, and horrid buys

Marina and the board will have ended up costing us around (this is insane) a loss of potential revenue and wasted cash of £475m, (not joking at all) damn near half a billion in money we should have had to spend then and now, versus what we ended up doing

it is madness

I can easily see nothing else happening this window, maybe maybe, maybe we make a lowball offer for Chilwell (and Leicester probably tells us to go fuck ourselves)

it would be par for the course

I hope it doesn't end up that way though credible links have us busy this coming summer window...but not much movements just hope we sign quality players like right winger:Havertz or Sancho left back: Chillwell or Telles and a quality centre back I dont have any preference for that position...if not we already know how the movie will play out

[Vesper 28,832]

36 minutes ago, Alabama said:

I hope it doesn't end up that way though credible links have us busy this coming summer window...but not much movements just hope we sign quality players like right winger:Havertz or Sancho left back: Chillwell or Telles and a quality centre back I dont have any preference for that position...if not we already know how the movie will play out

Dayot Upamecano is a steal at 40m euros (£35.8m) (what Leipzig supposedly want due to COVID-19)

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Good news

[Atomiswave 6,072]

4 hours ago, Vesper said:

A coupe weeks ago, maybe 3 or 4 even, not exactly sure, I started to really feeling like there is a 50/50 possibility that we make zero moves, or maybe one max

look at what is happening now

I already knew Giroud had been renewed, so thsi is no surprise

but now we also renewed a soon to be 39 yo Willy at keeper

Emerson is now talking about staying

I see ZERO credible links for any CB, and Lamps has said he is happy with the 4 he has (we also have Ampadu coming back from loan and Marc Guehi)

I see nothing of a concrete nature that say we are even trying for Sancho (BD says no contact from us since January) nor Havertz

same for all strikers

plus we have a shit tonne of dregs coming back from loans and we are going to HARD pressed to sell trash like Drinkwater, Bakayoko, Bats, Baba, etc

I worked it all up the other day and since summer 2017, counting projected sales revenue for all the dregs (vastly reduced) and counting shit sales, refusual to sell in a timely fashion, horrific contractual management, botched sales, botched buys, and horrid buys

Marina and the board will have ended up costing us around (this is insane) a loss of potential revenue and wasted cash of £475m, (not joking at all) damn near half a billion in money we should have had to spend then and now, versus what we ended up doing

it is madness

I can easily see nothing else happening this window, maybe maybe, maybe we make a lowball offer for Chilwell (and Leicester probably tells us to go fuck ourselves)

it would be par for the course

Lets hope not mate.....this is the time to kick on and build a new empire. Marina is stupid if she thinks a Ziyesh is all thats needed.

[Vesper 28,832]

53 minutes ago, Atomiswave said:

Lets hope not mate.....this is the time to kick on and build a new empire. Marina is stupid if she thinks a Ziyesh is all thats needed.

I think the club is freaked out (like all the others) about the financial impact long term of COVID-19.

UEFA should suspend FFP for 12 to 24 months to let the clubs ride this shite out (and NO, Shitty doesn't not get a RETRO pass, those cunts still had damn well better get that 2 year ban, as they broke the rules LONG before COVID came to town)

[Atomiswave 6,072]

20 minutes ago, Vesper said:

I think the club is freaked out (like all the others) about the financial impact long term of COVID-19.

UEFA should suspend FFP for 12 to 24 months to let the clubs ride this shite out (and NO, Shitty doesn't not get a RETRO pass, those cunts still had damn well better get that 2 year ban, as they broke the rules LONG before COVID came to town)

Well said my friend......but the ffp thing I cant see it happening. First of all not all Clubs have the means to just spend as they wish, secondly what about PSG etc? Can you imagine the prices if FFP is slashed for a year or more? Big and wealthy Clubs will get fleeced to high heaven. Your damn right in any case regarding City, they must be punished hard one way or the other the cunts.

[communicate 2,703]

13 hours ago, Mana said:

I say it’s mixed news. It’s not like Giroud is a fantastic striker. It’s not like he’s a legend in our club either. He’s also old and slow. Decent backup sure, but unless we sign another striker, we are going to struggle yet again with goals.

The disrespect that people have on Giroud is amazing. 

[Jase 43,479]