Inter Milan have been in the hunt for Olivier Giroud for a couple of weeks now but now it seems like the deal has gone cold – as per reports.
Chelsea manager Frank Lampard has made it clear that Olivier Giroud will move out of the club this month in case the right offer comes by and as of now, the Serie A side remain the frontrunners to sign the Frenchman.
Now though with the arrival of Christian Eriksen, things seem to have changed for Inter ad they no longer want to make a move for out of favour Chelsea forward.
Sky Sports explain why: “Inter Milan are considering pulling out of the race to sign Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud this month, according to Sky in Italy.
“Following the arrival of Christian Eriksen on Tuesday, the Italian side are concerned their squad will be too big if they bring in Giroud as well.
“Striker Sebastiano Esposito and midfielder Matias Vecino were linked with moves away from Inter this month, with Everton interested in signing Vecino.
“Their departures would have trimmed Inter’s squad size down to create space for Giroud – but now both look set to stay at the San Siro until the end of the season at least.”
Inter Milan had moved pretty close to signing Olivier Giroud with some reports claiming that the two parties had already agreed on personal terms.
Now though it seems like they are no longer interested in bringing him on board and if this holds true then it will be a big loss for the striker who has been itching to get some game time under his belt.
Also, if Olivier Giroud cannot get adequate game time during the second half of the season then he could very well see his place in the France national team fade away for the EURO 2020.
