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#4 Loser: Olivier Giroud
Higuain's arrival in west London has left another striker pondering his future, for the second time in as many years.
Olivier Giroud finds himself in a similar situation which forced him to leave London rivals Arsenal after five-and-a-half seasons there twelve months ago. After all, he was agitating for regular minutes and Arsene Wenger could no longer guarantee him that, not least with Alexandre Lacazette before Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's arrival that month.
He has since joined Chelsea and failed to complete what he set out to: play regularly, flourish and silence his critics. Not the most convincing finisher, his overall contribution and value to a team are much more than solely goals. We saw that first-hand as France won last summer's World Cup with Giroud leading the line - without scoring a goal throughout the tournament.
His link-up play, aerial ability, underrated passing range and defensive contribution among other attributes are all things that Chelsea can tap into. Instead, he made a counter-productive move for his progression, joining a team as unforgiving as Chelsea are: especially with their strikers.
