Juventus boss Andrea Pirlo PRAISES his interest in Olivier Giroud as he targets the ‘handy’ Chelsea striker as a new option to renew his attack.
- Olivier Giroud has been in electronic form ahead of the goal for Chelsea
- Andrea Pirlo spoke about the striker after Juventus won 4-1 over Udinese
- Striker faces an uncertain future in London ahead of the Euro this summer
Juventus boss Andrea Pirlo has backed his side to make a move for former Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud in the transfer market this month.
The 34-year-old has been in electronic form recently, hitting eight goals in his last events at club level.
And with the Frenchman eager for regular chances ahead of this summer ‘s European Championship, a move away from Stamford Bridge could be ahead.
Olivier Giroud has been in stunning form ahead of the goal for Chelsea so far this season
The Frenchman is battling for the ball with Douglas Luiz during last week’s match at Stamford Bridge
Pirlo revealed little of the secrets he could feel about what Giroud could bring to Juve, admitting to DAZN, through Football Italia, after a 4-1 win over Udinese : ‘It would be useful! ‘
Giroud has been consistently linked with a move away from west London this month as it has been a difficult game time to come under Frank Lampard this season.
West Ham last month became the latest side to join Giroud, but Sportsmail said Giroud had abandoned his idea of quitting the club after Lampard ran more. out.
Sources close to Giroud have indicated his role has been reduced after he was assured he has a big role to play this season.
Giroud revealed his original decision to consider a move away from Chelsea stemming from talks with French manager Didier Deschamps.
Giroud has struggled to come up with a consistent game time under Frank Lampard this year
‘We had a conversation and he said that if the situation remained that way, you have to make a decision in January,’ Giroud said. ‘But now I’m a happy and proud man to be a Chelsea player.’
Pirlo went on to state that he intended to support his offensive options and further support the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Alvaro Morata and Paulo Dybala.
He continued: ‘The window opens tomorrow, we have already talked to the club about what we want to do and whether there are opportunities. Probably a striker who can be surrounded by our strikers. ‘
Dybala, who was making just his ninth Serie A appearance of the season on Sunday, added Juve’s fourth and Pirlo quickly stressed the Argentine’s importance.
‘We need Dybala, he needs us,’ said Pirlo. He worked well throughout the week in training, we could tell throughout the game that he was in better physical condition and we kept going in the end as we had hoped. he would get that goal. ‘
Pirlo was full of praise for Paulo Dybala, who scored Juve’s fourth goal against Udinese