He's on all fronts this week.
Tuesday evening, Olivier Giroud celebrated his 99th selection by scoring against Croatia his 40th goal for the Blues (4-2).
Thursday marked the release of his biography "Always Believe".
And this Friday morning, his name is circulating in Italy, more precisely in Piedmont, where Juventus Turin is shown a strong interest in the Chelsea striker.
According to our information this is very real.
But for now, no official meeting has yet taken place between the transalpine leaders and the representative of the 33-year-old world champion.
Discussions are however likely to take place in the coming days.
"Everything is possible in one direction or the other by October 5, the closing date of the summer transfer window", loose a close to the file.
According to Sky Italia, Juventus are considering enlisting the services of the Blues striker to replace Gonzalo Higuain, who is leaving for MLS.
The team now coached by Andrea Pirlo have still not recruited the Argentine's successor.
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Out of ban with Barça, Luis Suarez has been strongly anticipated, for several days already, without the transfer having yet succeeded.
In particular, the Uruguayan must first obtain an Italian passport.
AS Roma's Bosnian international Edin Dzeko is another credible alternative, but again negotiations are slipping.
Under contract with the Blues until the end of the season, Olivier Giroud had a previous year, to say the least, contrasted with the London club.
Very little used by his coach Frank Lampard until February 2020, he then recovered playing time, especially during the resumption of the Premier League in June (6 goals).
This new found efficiency, accompanied by the confidence of his coach, allow him to consider the new season under better auspices even if the recruitment of the German nugget Timo Werner and the presence of the promising Tammy Abraham do not grant him the guarantee of being holder.
In the perspective of the Euro, postponed to June 2021, Giroud said he was ready, as always to face the competition.
“As in every big club, there is competition.
She has always been a source of motivation to fight and win my place, he explained, on September 3, during the rally of the Blues.
I am not naive.
The club bought Werner from Leipzig to play him.
We don't have the same profile.
He likes to get away from it all in club and in selection.
If a striker with a profile comparable to mine had been recruited, I would have been more worried.
I really hope to have some playing time to build on my summer momentum.
I will never let go ”.
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But at almost 34 years old, he can not be completely insensitive to the approaches of Juventus, crowned champions of Italy on July 27 for the ninth year in a row, where a two-year contract would be offered to him.
For its part, Chelsea, which made major recruitment efforts this summer (200 million euros spent), would require an estimated sum of 5 million euros to open the door to a departure.
For the record, this winter, Giroud had long been announced to Inter Milan before finally continuing the adventure at Chelsea.