Olivier Giroud's need to play regularly was the reason he left Arsenal for Chelsea, according to the striker himself, while he also called his new club 'perfect for him'.
The 31-year-old France international joined Chelsea from London rivals Arsenal in an £18m deadline day move this January, as part of a triangle of moves that saw the Gunners sign Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Dortmund take the Blues' Michy Batshuayi on loan.
Giroud had started just once for Arsenal in the Premier League in 2017/18, and he unsurprisingly cites this is his motivation to change clubs
“It’s been a while since I played regularly and that’s why I needed to move.