With his contract ready to expire in less than six months, Olivier Giroud has been struggling to find minutes under Thomas Tuchel.
Thomas Tuchel mentioned that he could not make a decision regarding Olivier Giroud’s future at Chelsea. This is because he has been managing the team for less than a month now.
Unfortunately, Frank Lampard had to say goodbye to his time at Stamford Bridge at the end of January. And then came the former PSG boss, who has helped Chelsea through a winning streak of six games so far.
However, Giroud and Tammy Abraham have been battling to find the spot in the starting XI under Tuchel. And that being said, the France international is running through his last phase of the contract which expires in June.
Tuchel spoke about the 34-year-old striker’s opportunity to play in the starting lineup against Southampton: “No decisions made. Because it’s too soon to make these decisions, too soon in the season. And I don’t have enough time to make these decisions because I just started three weeks ago.”
“We need more time to get to know the group better and better. And everybody deserves more time to show their value for the group. What I can say is that, until now, I am super happy that he is here.”
“Olivier is one of the top strikers in the box, he’s physically strong, he has an incredible first touch when he takes balls directly. Giroud is very, very strong on that. He is very strong on headers.”
“Olivier had an amazing game against Newcastle. He is very, very strong, very, very positive in training, very impressive. And right now he plays a key role in the squad, where a lot of young offensive players play.”
“Giroud is a key figure, maybe not because he plays everywhere for 96 minutes, but the way he behaves and with his experience daily so far the last three weeks. He has a huge impact in the most positive way that we can wish. And this is what I can say.”
“So I am very happy that he is here. And from there, we will arrive at decisions, but it is too soon.”
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