In recent weeks, Atletico worked on the transfer of Milan striker Nikola Kalinich. Nevertheless, the Croatian forward went with the "Rosso Neri" in the preseason tour in the US, with the Italian club already thinking about how to keep Nicolas in the team.

As reported by Marca, as an alternative to Kalinic Atletico considers attacker of the French national team Olivier Giroux. The head coach of "mattresses" is impressed by the way Giroux interacted with Antoine Grizmann during the World Cup, so he does not mind seeing Olivier in his team.

In addition, Giroux does not fit into the football, which prefers to play the newly minted mentor Chelsea Maurizio Sarri, which indicates the willingness of the "blue" to sell his striker.

Last winter, Chelsea bought Giraud from Arsenal for ? 18 million, signing with the player a contract for a year and a half with the possibility of extending for another year.

Previously, the agent Kalinich confirmed that his client is interested in Atletico, but stressed that the future of Nicholas will depend on Milan.