Tottenham Hotspur were said to be very interested in signing Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud in the January transfer window.
Spurs were heavily linked with Giroud in January, with the Telegraph still suggesting that the French striker could be on their radar in the summer.
The Chelsea front-man has suffered from a lack of game time at Stamford Bridge so far this season.
With Tottenham lacking striking options, it was thought that Jose Mourinho’s side were keen to snap up the target-man.
And it seems that Giroud came very close to leaving Chelsea last month.
“I was about to leave,” Giroud said.
“From mid-December until the end of January, I found myself between two camps.
“My personal goal now, is to play as much as possible because I want to take part in the next European Championship with France.”
Tottenham were far from the only interested club in Giroud last month, but his comments are very eye-catching.
Giroud actually came on for Chelsea earlier this week, during their 2-0 defeat to Manchester United.
The striker did put the ball in the back of the net, but his goal was ruled out for offside.
If Spurs had managed to sign Giroud he could have been an important player for them now.
Tottenham are set to be without Heung-Min Son for the rest of the campaign, which leaves Jose Mourinho’s options up-front looking very limited.
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