Olivier Giroud hints that he could reject a new contract with Chelsea this summer for lack of games

A flawless stayChelsea striker Olivier Giroud has hinted that he could reject the possible offer to extend the contract at Stamford Bridge and commit this summer if a new proposed deal does not come with the badurance that he would play more next season.

Giroud is already touching the end of the 18-month initial contract that he signed as a result of his £ 18 million transfer between London and Arsenal in January 2018.

The 32-year-old World Cup winner has scored nine goals in the Europa League this season, making him the top scorer in the competition. But his total in the Premier League for the campaign is only two after disputing only seven of his 24 appearances.

Chelsea still has the option of extending its current 12-month contract until the end of next season, thus ensuring that they would receive at least a transfer fee if the player insists on leaving.

However, according to the Daily Mirror, no discussion has yet taken place, leaving Giroud uncertain about his future and his willingness to stay.

"I'm not happy to be second choice, the important thing for me is to have more minutes, I'm a competitor, so I obviously want to play more," he said. declared.

"I do not know what will happen, I have to meet the club, I'm happy to be here, I just want to enjoy it, I do not want to retire, they have to talk to me before the end of the what I realized here, there is no reason they do not give me another year, but I must be happy. "

Chelsea is tackling a delicate situation this summer. As things currently stand, the club is still not allowed to recruit new players for the next two transfer windows, pending the outcome of the appeal against sanctions imposed by FIFA for alleged violation. of the transfer regulations.

If they lose the first appeal and the next probable appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), it means that no new player can be registered this summer. This means no permanent contract for Gonzalo Higuain or expensive new acquisitions to strengthen a sick team.

This scenario would surely give Giroud the playing time he is looking for, while Tammy Abraham is expected to return to West London after scoring 24 goals in the Championship while on loan at Aston Villa. This comes to add to the 23 league goals that the star of his country also managed in the second third for Bristol City two years ago.