I’m number one: Olivier Giroud wants to be Arsenal’s main man (Picture: Getty)

Olivier Giroud has urged Arsene Wenger not to buy another striker in the January transfer window.

Giroud broke his barren run by heading home the winner against Newcastle United, to send Arsenal top of the Premier League table.

And despite the fact that the Frenchman has had to lead the line on his own for most of the season, Giroud has begged Wenger not to buy another striker next month.

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Arsene Wenger has been linked with several new strikers (Picture: Getty)

‘If the coach wants me to rest, he can do it without buying a new striker,’ he told French TV.

‘Lukas Podolski is having a good come-back. Theo Walcott can play as a striker. We have the quality and the quantity.



‘I would rather not see a new striker come in.’

Arsenal have been linked with a host of new forwards in recent weeks, with Real Madrid’s Alvaro Morata the latest name linked with a switch to the Emirates Stadium.

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