French forward, Olivier Giroud, has signed a new one-year contract for next season ahead of next week’s Europa League final.
The 32-year-old striker was due to be out of contract this summer, 18 months after his arrival from Arsenal.
Speaking to Chelsea’s website, he said; ““I am very happy to sign a new contract, I really wanted to stay at least one more year – I have felt a part of the team, the family, since the beginning and hopefully there will be more trophies to come.”
Giroud has scored 17 goals in 62 appearances for the London club, 10 of them in this season’s Europa League to get them to next Wednesday’s final against his former club in Azerbaijan.
The former Arsenal star has however remained firmly a back-up striker in the Premier League under Maurizio Sarri.
He also tasted FA Cup glory in his first season at Stamford Bridge before going on to lift the World Cup with France in July 2018.
