Rating the top 10 January 2018 transfers and their progress in one year

#6 Olivier Giroud (Arsenal to Chelsea)

Under par at Arsenal towards the exit, under par at Chelsea. Life doesn't seem to be improving for the Frenchman.

After Arsenal acquired the services of Pierre Emerick Aubameyang from Borussia Dortmund, Chelsea confirmed the signing of Olivier Giroud for a fee of €17 million.

Giroud scored only three goals in 13 appearances for Chelsea and had one assist. He only had one key pass per game on an average, which even Alvaro Morata bettered. (1.1 key passes per game)

Giroud's arrival did not have much of an impact on the already lopsided season for the Blues. He scored on only two of his 13 appearances but the team went on to win both times.

Even this season, Giroud is not any favorite to start. He has only played about 600 minutes in the league out of a possible 2000.

In his 18 appearances, 12 were as a substitute. He has scored only one goal this season and assisted 4 but his average match rating is worse than last season.

(6.76 last season, 6.53 this season) His key passes per game are now less than one and so are his dribbles per game.

With Giroud not showing any signs for improvement or making a case to be added to the first team, we cannot expect to see him starting more often.

When Chelsea sign Higuain as a backup striker even though Giroud is present, we can contemplate what the coach and management think of the Frenchman.

Maybe his Chelsea days are numbered as well. However, his signing has not been a hit by any means.

Rating: 5/10

Verdict: Giroud is truly out of sorts in the current Chelsea team and has not lived up to what the management expected from him. He is a top transfer because he was a popular signing.