Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud came so close to joining Everton during the summer that he was already "in the building” before having a change of heart, according to Ronald Koeman.
The former Toffees boss made the revelation in an interview with Voetbal International in the wake of his sacking (viaMetro'sGeorge Bellshaw): "I had Olivier Giroud in the building. He would have fitted perfectly but, at the very last moment, he decided that he'd rather live in London and stay at Arsenal. That was really hard to swallow.