Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud has explained that he left Arsenal in January because the "future looked gloomy" at the Emirates. The Frenchman secured an £18m deal to Stamford Bridge on transfer deadline day following the arrival of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang at Arsenal. Giroud spent five-and-a-half-years at the North London outfit, but in recent seasons was restricted to limited game time. The 31-year-old has now revealed that the signing of the Gabon international from Borussia Dortmund was the catalyst in his decision to join Arsenal's Premier League rivals. "I went to see the coach to ask him where he was with Aubameyang," Giroud told France Football. "I put...
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