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Forward Olivier Giroud in May of this year extended the agreement with Chelsea until the end of the 2020/21 season, despite many rumors about the desire to change the club registration. The French striker said why he decided to connect his near future with “retirees”.
“I had to leave the January transfer window because I played a little, and I needed more playing time to get a call to the French team for Euro 2020 matches. I was close to leaving, but now I think that God wanted me to stay in Chelsea "
" Everyone knows what happened, so I won’t come back to this.. The coach talked to me privately and said he would give me more playing time. "
" I took the chance and regained the confidence of the coach. That’s why I immediately agreed to extend the contract, because I like it here, "
In the current season, Olivier Giroud spent 11 matches for Chelsea in all tournaments in which he scored three goals..