LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 09: Olivier Giroud of Chelsea reacts during the UEFA Europa League Semi Final Second Leg match between Chelsea and Eintracht Frankfurt at Stamford Bridge on May 09, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)

Olivier Giroud to leave Chelsea for Inter Milan in permanent deal

Chelsea paid Arsenal just over £16m for Olivier Giroud less than a year ago.

Jan 15, 2020

Olivier Giroud is on his way to Italy after Chelsea and Inter Milan reportedly agreed a €5m plus bonuses deal for the 33-year-old.

PARIS, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 14: Olivier Giroud of France celebrates after scoring his team's second goal during the UEFA Euro 2020 Qualifier between France and Moldova on November 14, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images) — PARIS, FRANCE – NOVEMBER 14: Olivier Giroud of France celebrates after scoring his team’s second goal during the UEFA Euro 2020 Qualifier between France and Moldova on November 14, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

With just seven appearances for Chelsea this season it was always likely that Giroud would look to move somewhere in January and it seems that somewhere is Italy.

That price is believed to be what Chelsea wanted for the forward they signed from Arsenal for £15.3m 11 months and 15 days ago.

Although he averaged less than 50 minutes per game across his 70 Chelsea appearances, he scored 19 goals and grabbed 13 assists.

2 Arsenal men feature in top 10 Premier League goalscorers of the decade