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Olivier Giroud Insists Exit Rumours Blown Out of Proportion & Hints at Possible Chelsea Stay

Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud insists that the French media went "too far" linking him with a summer move to Olympique Lyonnais, adding that his immediate future could still lay at Stamford Bridge.

The 32-year-old has largely struggled for game time since leaving Arsenal in 2018, starting just six Premier League matches under Maurizio Sarri this season and is yet to feature from the outset since Gonzalo Higuaín's arrival in January.

Giroud admitted that he could leave Chelsea at the end of the season and opened the door for a move to Lyon, but he's now insisted that last week's comments have been exaggerated by the French press.