Giroud hints at AC Milan switch despite Chelsea contract extension
Olivier Giroud has suggested he could still leave Chelsea this summer transfer window despite the club announcing his contract extension.
Giroud’s deal was set to expire in June with AC Milan and West Ham United among the teams reported to be interested in signing the player.
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The blues confirmed on Friday that an option to extend Giroud’s contract by a year was exercised in April.
But, Giroud has suggested the announcement is unlikely to prevent him joining a new team this summer, hinting his preference is a transfer to Milan.
‘I want to make it clear that Chelsea reactivated the clause in April and they recently announced it to comply with Premier League rules,’ Giroud said when asked whether the extension affected hi...