Giroud is keen to move across London having fallen down the pecking order at the Emirates DYLAN MARTINEZ/REUTERSOlivier Giroud could make a surprising switch to Chelsea in a twist to the £55 million transfer that will bring Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to Arsenal from Borussia Dortmund. Chelsea have opened talks with the France forward after pulling out of a deal to sign Edin Dzeko, the Bosnia striker, from Roma. Giroud is keen to move across London having fallen down the pecking order at the Emirates Stadium. Arsenal will break their transfer record to sign Aubameyang from Dortmund Alexander Simoes/Getty ImagesArsenal will break their transfer record for a second time in six months to sign Aubameyang, having paid £44 million for Alexandre Lacazette in July. Dortmund have accepted the bid for Aubameyang and say that they will sanction the deal for the Gabon international when they finalise a replacement, which looks almost certain to be Michy Batshuayi, of…

Source: The Times January 30, 2018 00:01 UTC