Chelsea: Lampard can challenge with signings says Glenn Hoddle
Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud’s potential move to Inter Milan was called off because of Blues chief Marina Granovskaia. Giroud has scored just once this season for Chelsea and is looking for a move away from Stamford Bridge.
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Lazio look to be in the driver’s seat for Giroud’s signature at the moment, but they’ll have to move quick on deadline day.
Chelsea boss Frank Lampard has already resigned himself to losing Giroud, and he’s already planning for certain players to adapt and play as makeshift forwards for the rest of the season.
“There are a lot of things in football and the squad that are a risk, otherwise you would line up with three or four of the best players in each position,” he said.
“We have some adaptable players who could take up different roles so that would have to come into my thinking at that point.
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“I have to make those decisions as I go along. I also have to think about the makeup of the squad, the spirit of the squad.
"I also have a human level where I look at people: how they are, how they train and how the squad could be affected in lots of different ways.”