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Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud is the best target man in the world, insists Frenchman's former Montpellier team-mate Younes Belhanda

Olivier Giroud plays the target man role better than anyone else in world football, according to his former team-mate Younes Belhanda.

Giroud has struggled to break into the Arsenal team so far this season after being displaced by summer signing Alexandre Lacazette.

The 31-year-old fits the mould of a traditional target man with his burly frame and hold-up play, a dying breed in the Premier League.

Olivier Giroud is with the France squad for their qualifiers against Bulgaria and Belarus
Olivier Giroud is with the France squad for their qualifiers against Bulgaria and Belarus

And his ex-Montpellier team-mate Belhanda has heaped praise on Giroud's skill set, insisting he is in a league of his own when it comes to target men.