David Moyes is a ‘huge admirer’ of Olivier Giroud with West Ham United emerging as a potential destination for the minute-seeking Chelsea striker, as reported by talkSPORT.
Usually, when a striker hits four goals in a Champions League clash against one of Spain’s most feared clubs, he would be almost guaranteed a place in the starting XI from then on.
But that is not the case here.
Giroud might have become the oldest player ever to score four times in a single UCL match in Andalusia on Wednesday, producing arguably the finest performance of his storied career in a 4-0 trouncing of Sevilla, but his immediate future at club level remains more uncertain than ever.
The 34-year-old has played just over 50 minutes of Premier League football this term, with Timo Werner and Tammy Abraham ahead of him in Frank Lampard’s pecking order.
Despite overtaking Michel Platini to become the second highest goal-scorer in the history of the French national team in October, manager Didier Deschamps has warned him that his place in the European Championship squad is on the line.
Quite simply, the £110,000-a-week Giroud needs to play, week-in, week-out, if he is to start ahead of Marcus Thuram, Anthony Martial and Sebastian Haller next summer.
talkSPORT claims that West Ham, with Moyes at the helm, would happily offer the former Arsenal favourite a fresh start in London.
They say the Scot is a ‘huge admirer’ of Giroud and the prospect of a striker Eden Hazard labelled the world’s best target-man linking up with Jarrod Bowen and Said Benrahma will have Hammers fans drooling.
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