He's technically a significant cut above Giroud, and he's prolific, could be the one in two striker we need.
He seems quite prone to picking up physical complaints, so might need regular rotation.
I like this rumour. If there is anything behind the stories that have been circulated in the past couple of weeks there should be activity on this early in the transfer window.
Furthermore if he works out, but doesn't do amazingly well, he's young enough that we can recoup in two or three years.