Inter Milan eye Chelsea’s Olivier Giroud as stand-in for injured Alexis Sanchez

Olivier Giroud

The Chilean, who is on a year-long deal at San Siro, has been ruled out for the rest of the year after undergoing ankle surgery.

Inter spent big on bringing in Romelu Lukaku from Old Trafford over the summer but could dip their toes into the English market once again to strengthen their attack, according to Calciomercato.

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Alasdair Mackenzie is a freelance journalist based in Rome, and a FourFourTwo contributor since 2015. When not pulling on the FFT shirt, he can be found at Reuters, The Times and the i. An Italophile since growing up on a diet of Football Italia on Channel 4, he now counts himself among thousands of fans sharing a passion for Ross County and Lazio.