Arsenal REJECT £20m bid from Chelsea for Olivier Giroud

Olivier Giroud

CHELSEA have had a £20m bid for Olivier Giroud rejected by Arsenal as negotiations continue. 
That's according to Spanish football expert Guillem Balague.

Blues boss Antonio Conte has been chasing a target man as understudy to Alvaro Morata throughout the January window. Arsenal are on the verge of signing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from Borussia Dortmund for £60m. That would leave Giroud third in Arsene Wenger's pecking order behind the Gabon star and Alexandre Lacazette. The France international wants to stay in London and has recently rejected moves to Everton and Dortmund. 

With the World Cup at the end of the season, Giroud knows he needs to play regularly or risk not being selected by manager Didier Deschamps.

But contacts could be renewed."

Giroud, 31, signed a contract extension a few weeks ago that was set to keep him at the Gunners until 2019 instead of 2018 which was when his current deal was set to expire.

A report from Sportune in France claimed the striker took a £10,000-per-week pay cut when he signed the new deal.