48-hrs ago we brought you the news that José Mourinho was interested in former Arsenal and now Chelsea frontman, Olivier Giroud. This morning Calciomercato believe that Tottenham will be joined by West Ham who are also interested in the services of the 34-year-old. The understanding is that Jose Mourinho is comfortable that Giroud would be a suitable target man in his setup, and Chelsea might ask as little as £7million for the former Arsenal forward – whose preference is to remain in London if he does move clubs.
When we initially published the suggestion, it was met with a broad harrumph of disinterest. I take a view that Vicinuis’ loan could be going a hell of a lot better and that Giroud is enjoying a run of form in his twilight seasons. Mourinho has two players for every position (revolutionary stuff, I know), and a second striker for a top side competing in all competitions is not a complicated puzzle.