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According to reports in The Mirror, West Ham United are targeting an ambitious move for Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud during the January transfer window.
What’s the word, then?
Well, The Mirror report that the east London outfit have a long-standing interest in the France international, and they are ready to move for him again in the New Year as Manuel Pellegrini looks to boost his attacking options.
The Mirror says that the Irons made an enquiry for the centre-forward before he left Arsenal for Chelsea during the January transfer window, but he eventually decided to go to Stamford Bridge.
The report adds that with his contract with the Blues due to expire at the end of the campaign and with nothing on the table right now, West Ham are monitoring the situation.
What happens if they get him?
It seems unlikely that Pellegrini will go away from his preferred 4-3-3 formation that has worked so well in recent weeks following a dreadful beginning to the campaign.
If the Irons do sign Giroud he has to start, and with the attack they have they will need the solid three-man base in the middle of the park meaning the Frenchman would be flanked by two wide players in the same system.
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Of course, that could controversially see Marko Arnautovic return to being a wide player even though he has probably been their best and most important player since switching to a striker role around a year ago when David Moyes took charge.
However, Giroud is hugely experienced and has plenty of quality – as shown when he spearheaded France’s attack as they won the World Cup this summer – and he would be an even better signing for West Ham than his potential new Austrian teammate.
