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Chelsea striker Giroud admits return to France is 'a possibility' amid Lyon links

Olivier Giroud admits a return to France could be in the offing amid uncertainty over his future at Chelsea.

Since signing from Arsenal in January 2018, the Frenchman has scored 15 goals in 52 appearances in all competitions for the Blues.

Despite displacing Atletico Madrid returnee Alvaro Morata, the arrival of Gonzalo Higuain on loan until the end of the season has kept the 32-year-old down the pecking order.

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He is out-of-contract in the summer but the likelihood that Chelsea will be unable to sign any new players due to their transfer ban could yet see the forward kept on.