Lampard insists he wants Giroud to stay at Chelsea after exit claims

Lampard insists he wants Giroud to stay at Chelsea after exit claims

 

Frank Lampard insists he still wants Olivier Giroud as part of his squad for this season.

The Frenchman has expressed a desire to leave Chelsea in January after falling behind Timo Werner and Tammy Abraham in the forward depth chart.

Lampard told a press conference ahead of a Champions League meeting with Rennes on Tuesday: “I do have plans to have Oli, he’s very important in our squad.

“He was a big member of our squad last year and I think he played a lot of games and made a lot of starts for us last year.

“When you look at our games, he made a lot of league starts and I think he played a relative amount. He will always want to play more.

“He is a huge member of the squad for me and I know he will be important for us going forward. I want Oli to stay here because he will play and I have a good relationship with Oli.

“If he ever felt that was going to go a different way then I am happy to have that conversation with him but I want him to stay here and we will be very open both ways if that ever changed, but at the minute, he is very important to me.”

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