Olivier Giroud has not received a contract offer from Juventus, the Chelsea striker claims Telefoot. Giroud is thus responding to the report of the transfer market expert, Gianluca Di Marzio, who reported on Thursday night that the Frenchman had agreed a two-year contract with Juventus.

According to Di Marzio, Giroud is about to switch to Turin, where he can earn 4.5 million euros a year. Juventus would have no trouble coughing up the five million euro asking price, and it was a matter of time. Giroud, however, definitely denies the rumors. “Italians are being dragged along quickly. I was surprised when I received text messages from friends about this news this morning,” the 33-year-old attacker said.

“It’s far from the truth. I’m a Chelsea player and I feel good here, although we did not have a great end to the season,” Giroud said. He is possibly referring to the FA Cup final against Arsenal losing (2-1). ). “I will keep fighting for my place at Chelsea, but it’s always good to get the attention of these kinds of clubs, it’s flattering. But I’m staying focused on Chelsea. We’ll see what happens in the coming weeks, but there will be. ” nothing is signed or finalized. ‘

Chelsea revived this transfer window and took on an extra rival for Giroud alongside Timo Werner. The latter is satisfied with the reinforcements. “I’m glad to be in a strong team again more than last year, when we were not allowed to buy players,” Giroud said of Chelsea’s transfer ban. “We will hopefully compete for the championship, although it is difficult to compete with teams like Liverpool and Manchester City.”

Giroud believes he can also play with Werner. “Our system next season? I think we can play more than one tactical system. Werner adds another new element to our game. He has different qualities than me, so I think it’s good that he’s there. We can “I’ll be hoping for the future. We’ll see how things go in the coming weeks. I’m looking forward to it.” Chelsea start the new Premier League season on Monday with a away game against Brighton & Hove Albion.