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Saturday's Chelsea transfer talk news roundup: Olivier Giroud, Fikayo Tomori, Billy Gilmour

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Here, Sports Mole rounds up the latest transfer talk for Chelsea on Saturday, December 5.

The summer transfer window has now closed, with Chelsea among the busiest clubs and biggest spenders in world football.

After two windows without signing a single player, the Blues made up for lost time by splashing well over £200m on the likes of Kai Havertz, Timo Werner, Ben Chilwell, Edouard Mendy and Thiago Silva. Attention will now switch to the January window and whether Chelsea will invest heavily again.

Here, Sports Mole rounds up the latest news on possible comings and goings from Stamford Bridge.

Saturday morning's Chelsea transfer talk news roundup:


Olivier Giroud wants Chelsea stay

Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud has affirmed that he wants to remain at Stamford Bridge.

The France international has struggled for game time over the likes of Tammy Abraham and Timo Werner this term, but Giroud proved his worth to Chelsea with all four goals in their 4-0 win over Sevilla in the Champions League.

With a spot in France's Euros squad at stake, Giroud has been linked with a move elsewhere in order to get more first-team action, but the former Arsenal man has reiterated his desire to stay at Chelsea.

Speaking to the official Chelsea website, Giroud said: "I just have to show the manager that I am ready to fight until the end, as I told him at the beginning of the season, but obviously to be happy I need to be a little bit more on the pitch.

"The gaffer gave me the opportunity to play and I hope I will have more opportunities again because I think I've shown him that I am ready to fight for the team. We all want to be on the pitch but we have a great squad.

"If I play a bit more than in the beginning of the season, I have a good chance to be fit and ready for the Euros. I had a conversation with Deschamps and he said if the situation stayed like that, I will have to take a decision in January.

" I am pretty sure I can get some more game time and stay at Chelsea because that is what I want. I want to win trophies with Chelsea so basically that's it.

"You never know in football, everything is going very fast, but right now I am very happy. I am a happy man and I am proud to be a Chelsea player."

Giroud is currently in the final year of his contract with Chelsea, with Serie A giants Inter Milan and Juventus credited with an interest in the 34-year-old in recent weeks.



Chelsea 'open to January offers for Antonio Rudiger, Fikayo Tomori'

Chelsea will reportedly entertain offers for out-of-favour centre-backs Antonio Rudiger and Fikayo Tomori in the January transfer window.

Both players were linked with moves away during the summer, and while Rudiger and Tomori ultimately remained at Stamford Bridge, their game time has been severely limited.

The arrival of Thiago Silva has made it more difficult for the out-of-favour duo to get a look-in under Frank Lampard, with Andreas Christensen also on the books and fighting for a starting place.

However, Silva and Kurt Zouma have formed an effective partnership this season, and according to ESPN, Tomori and Rudiger could be shipped out next month.

The report claims that Lampard is aware that Chelsea need to reduce their wage bill and cut down their defensive ranks, but any injuries over the coming weeks could force the Chelsea manager's hand when it comes to Rudiger and Tomori's game time.

Rudiger played the full 90 minutes in Chelsea's 4-0 thrashing of Sevilla in the Champions League earlier this week, whereas Tomori's most recent outing in blue was in September's defeat to Tottenham Hotspur in the EFL Cup.


More transfer news from Chelsea:

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The Seagulls rejected three summer bids from Leeds for the defender. Read more.

Juventus keeping tabs on Chelsea midfielder Billy Gilmour?
Juventus are reportedly considering a January bid for Chelsea midfielder Billy Gilmour, who made his first Blues appearance of the season earlier this week. Read more.

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