Ex-Chelsea star opens up on 'astonishing' Giroud's future

The Blues striker has scored six goals in his last four games for the club, leaving Lampard with a decision to make on his future.

Pat Nevin reckons Chelsea will not part with Olivier Giroud under any circumstances following his ‘astonishing’ form in recent games.

A January exit appeared to be on the cards. The 34-year-old confessed his ‘worrying’ situation at the end of November after slipping behind Timo Werner and Tammy Abraham in the pecking order, fueling doubts over his future.

But less than halfway into December, Giroud has experienced an enormous change in fortunes at Stamford Bridge.

Great night at Sevilla with the 1st place of the group, another clean sheet and 4 goals ⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️ 🙏🏼#ChelseaFC #Blues pic.twitter.com/BvfW5Vxzds

— Olivier Giroud (@_OlivierGiroud_) December 2, 2020

His brilliant four-goal haul against Sevilla in the Champions League recently earned him a first start in the Premier League against Leeds last weekend. And he didn’t disappoint, bagging the equalizer on route to a sound 3-1 win.

“The phenomenal week Olivier Giroud has had contains another bunch of reasons to be cheerful,” former Chelsea star Nevin told the club’s website.

“Just a few weeks ago I had people asking me whether Olivier would stay with the club after the January window.

“This question is asked before nearly every January window to be fair, but I think we all know what the answer is after his five-goal haul in four days.”

Giroud has scored six goals in four appearances across all competitions since the international break ended in November.

Nevin added: “His form is astonishing and after wondering for a while how he was going to get enough game time, the question is suddenly reversed, because he is so important to the cause. How do we now make sure he is not overused?

“I did some analysis on him before the Sevilla game. I have talked for many years, without embarrassment and even when he was at Arsenal, about him being the best near-post striker in the world.

“Well, the hat-trick goal against Sevilla and the first goal versus Leeds just underlined this point for about the 100th time.”