Olivier Giroud decided not to leave Chelsea in the most recent January transfer window as his wife Jennifer is good friends with Blues director Marina Granovskaia, according to reports.
The French striker, 33, was set to leave the club after falling out of favour with current head coach Frank Lampard, with Inter Milan, Lazio and Tottenham all interested in signing the ex-Arsenal forward.
Yet Chelsea decided to pull the plug on a Giroud exit deal on transfer deadline day, even though the striker was halfway out the door at Stamford Bridge.