Officials
from the Serie A side held talks with the French striker’s agents lask week.
Sky in Italy
reported on Friday that Giroud, whose Blues deal expires in the summer, had agreed
a two-and-a-half-year contract.
There is
less than £1m (€1m) between Chelsea’s request and
Inter’s offer. The Blues have asked for £4.3m plus £850,000 (€5m + €1m), while Inter have offered £3.4 plus £850,000 (€4m + €1m).
There is an
ongoing exchange of emails and there is a desire to close the deal as soon as
possible.
Lyon have
also been keen to sign the 33-year-old forward, while Aston Villa made a loan
approach earlier in the window.
Giroud was
at Stamford Bridge on Saturday watching the 3-0 win over Burnley from behind
the team’s dugout.
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