Transfer Deal: Spanish giant eye Chelsea star as replacement for outgoing striker

Spanish club Atletico Madrid are ready to sign Chelsea striker Oliver Giroud as a replacement for Diego Costa who left the club after his contract was terminated.

Diego Costa joined Atletico Madrid after spending four years at Chelsea but his return to the Spanish club has not been fruitful as he would have hoped.

The Spanish striker has not been able to cement a starting spot in Diego Simeone’s teams ever since Luis Suarez joined from Barcelona during the summer transfer window.

Atletico Madrid reached a mutual agreement to terminate the striker’s contract due to personal reasons and are in the market for his replacement.

Giroud has now been linked with the La-Liga leaders as Diego Simeone’s team are eager to strengthen their squad in all departments.

According to a recent live report from Rai Sport (via the Mirror), Atletico Madrid have identified Oliver Giroud as a potential replacement for Costa.

The Frenchman has been bagging in goals despite not being a first-team player at Chelsea and top clubs across Europe have been linked with a move for Oliver Giroud.

Oliver Giroud will be eager to make his mark when Chelsea play Manchester United in the next few hours this weekend.