Gurgen wrote:
Would definitely keep him as second choice. He is really good off the bench. I don't think he sees it that way though.
We've got him to used playing week in week out! Should get him to stay and then let go next summer to whatever club he wants for a cheap fee in return.
He probably knows this is his last chance of playing a world cup so can understand him feeling uneasy about not being our first choice. He'll still get into the French squad because he will probably still get 30+ games for us and get 15+ goals in all competitions. Also Deschamps will want to build around Greizmann and Giroud is perfect foil for him. Only way Giroud gets dropped is if Mbappe has a monster season and if he does then he gets dropped from the first XI whether he stays here or not. He isn't going to take Benzema so that only really leaves Giroud, Greizmann, Lacazette & Mbappe. Only other competition is Gameiro, Gomis or Gignac, reckon he will get in ahead of them.