Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud could leave in January as agent admits he's open to a move: 'Depending on the offers, we will talk'

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Olivier Giroud is open to leaving Arsenal in January if the right offer is made, according to his agent Michael Manuello.

Giroud has only started one league game this season, against West Ham earlier ithis month, and is looking for more first-team football ahead of next summer's World Cup.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is not keen on letting Giroud leave however, with the French forward offering a quality option from the bench.

Olivier Giroud is open to leaving Arsenal if the right offer is made, according to his agent

Giroud has only started one league game this season and is looking for more first-team football

Speaking about Wenger's firm stance on Giroud, Manuello told French football website Foot Mercato: 'It can make things complicated, but a clash, that kind of thing is not in Olivier's nature, nor in mine.

'Now, depending on the offers, we will sit around a table and talk. The most important thing is to know what will be offered or not this winter, to find a better project.

'There will be approaches. All clubs looking for an attacker are likely to come. We must be careful and if there is something obvious that will appear, we will try to convince Arsene to return to what has been said.'

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is not keen on letting Giroud leave in January however

Manuello ruled out Giroud returning to Ligue 1 however, and dismissed suggestions of a bid from Marseille. 

He said: 'Olivier will not come back to France. Unless there is a change in his state of mind, to date the intention is not to return to France.

'There has been no new approach from Marseille. I have no information that Marseille was trying to contact us.'

Giroud has scored seven goals in 24 appearances so far this season, four of them in the Premier League. While only starting once in the league, he has begun every match in the EFL Cup and Europa League.