The 34-year-old has publicly admitted to not being happy at starting just one game this season and having played for just 157 minutes.
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“It’s worrying. I thought I still had a role to play at Chelsea but my playing time is getting reduced a lot. It’s going to have to change or a decision must be made,” Giroud told Telefoot. “I am clear-headed about my situation: I will have to make a decision in January. I hope to make the right one, as I have always done.”
Alongside Giroud, Emerson Palmieri and Marcos Alonso will both seek their exits once again in January after Ben Chilwell’s summer arrival reduced their time on the pitch. Juventus remain the most likely option for Emerson after they struggled to complete a loan deal on transfer deadline day for the Italy international.
Inter coach Antonio Conte is understood to be interested in taking Alonso to the San Siro ahead of Emerson. Meanwhile, Fikayo Tomori will seek a loan move in January has turned down the chance to join West Ham on transfer deadline day when he rejected them in the final minutes before the window closed.
Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain, Roma, and AC Milan were among the clubs that explored signing the Germany international, although he has since convinced Lampard of his worth. Rudiger’s priority is to remain at Chelsea and he will likely turn down any approaches unless Lampard and the club move to put him back on the unwanted list.
Chelsea has several former loanees still at the club, including Danny Drinkwater and Baba Rahman who are both fit and could leave either permanently or on temporary deals. Both players failed to find clubs in the summer but they will try again in January.