Queens Park Rangers are ready to hijack Arsenal’s bid for French striker Oliver Giroud. The Montpellier forward is hot property in the European market and his value could increase significantly if he performs for France at Euro 2012.
Arsenal are still on the lookout for a proven goal scorer to help Robin Van Persie despite landing versatile attacker Lukas Podolski from Cologne.
Rangers, who made big name signings like Taye Taiwo and Djibril Cisse last winter in a bid to avoid relegation, want to add teeth to their strike force in order to stay up for another season. They narrowly managed to stay up despite losing 3-2 to Manchester City on the final day of the season.
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