Arsene Wenger is delighted Olivier Giroud is staying at Arsenal. Normally when a regular first-team player gets a bit older and starts games less frequently, his stock begins to fall. When his club goes out and breaks their transfer record to sign a player to play in his position, he can very quickly become yesterday's man. In the case of Olivier Giroud, however, the converse seems to be true. After his role diminished last season, he appeared to be further marginalised by the €53m arrival of Alexandre Lacazette from Lyon. The 26-year-old got his Arsenal career off to a flying start Friday night, scoring with his first touch from open play in the 4-3 win over Leicester, but in the...
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