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Report: Mourinho chasing £110k-a-week West Ham target who wanted Tottenham move in January

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According to Calciomercato, Tottenham are interested in signing Chelsea forward Olivier Giroud, while West Ham, Inter Milan, Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Miami are also keen.

Funnily enough, the Evening Standard revealed back in July that the France international was keen on a move to Spurs back in January.

That move seemed like it would’ve materialised if Frank Lampard had managed to sign Edinson Cavani and Dries Mertens, as the Evening Standard mentions.

However, the Blues boss failed to land either of them, before Giroud found a bit of form in the post-lockdown period.

Now, however, the former Arsenal striker is back to square one at Stamford Bridge following the arrivals of Timo Werner and Kai Havertz.

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The 34-year-old is yet to start a Premier League game this season, and has played just 36 minutes of top-flight football across four substitute appearances.

The Guardian revealed that Giroud – who earns £110,000-a-week – wants to leave Chelsea with EURO 2020 on the horizon, following advice from France boss Didier Deschamps.

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With no starts to his name in the Champions League either, it does seem as if the ex-Montpellier striker needs to leave if he wants to appear at EURO 2020.

With the January transfer window nearing, Giroud could potentially be turning out for his third London club if Tottenham firm up their interest.