Bordeaux have identified Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud as a summer transfer target according to the Evening Standard. The 32-year-old is out of contract at the end of the season and has not been offered a new deal to remain at Stamford Bridge. The Frenchman has struggled to find regular first team football under Maurizio Sarri, making 41 appearances this season with 22 of which coming from the substitutes' bench. GIROUD THIS SEASON Appearances: 41 (22 as substitute) Goals: 12 Assists: 8Yellow Cards: 1 However, Giroud has made a valuable contribution to Chelsea's Europa League campaign, scoring 10 goals in 12 matches. His performances have impressed Bordeaux chief scout Hugo Varela, who told French newspaper L'Equipe: 'People who know him have told us a lot of good things about him as a player, of course, but also as a person.'He has the attributes we are looking for, but he is not the only one. No matter who comes, we know that negotiations will be difficult.' Eden Hazard is another of Chelsea's key players looking to move on in the off season, with the Belgian likely to consider making a transfer request. The Blues talisman is understood to be frustrated that there has not been any significant progress in his potential move to the Santiago Bernabeu.Hazard's contract expires in 2020 so if a deal is not reached in the upcoming transfer window he could leave for free the following summer.
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Bordeaux have identified Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud as a summer transfer target according to the Evening Standard. The 32-year-old is out of contract at the end of the season and has not been offered a new deal to remain at Stamford Bridge. The Frenchman has struggled to find regular first team football under Maurizio Sarri, making 41 appearances this season with 22 of which coming from the substitutes' bench. GIROUD THIS SEASON Appearances: 41 (22 as substitute) Goals: 12 Assists: 8Yellow Cards: 1 However, Giroud has made a valuable contribution to Chelsea's Europa League campaign, scoring 10 goals in 12 matches. His performances have impressed Bordeaux chief scout Hugo Varela, who told French newspaper L'Equipe: 'People who know him have told us a lot of good things about him as a player, of course, but also as a person.'He has the attributes we are looking for, but he is not the only one. No matter who comes, we know that negotiations will be difficult.' Eden Hazard is another of Chelsea's key players looking to move on in the off season, with the Belgian likely to consider making a transfer request. The Blues talisman is understood to be frustrated that there has not been any significant progress in his potential move to the Santiago Bernabeu.Hazard's contract expires in 2020 so if a deal is not reached in the upcoming transfer window he could leave for free the following summer.
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