Olivier Giroud has revealed the jibe Mesut Ozil would often dish out during Arsenal training that drove him on in his quest to be a World Cup winner.

Ozil may have endured a miserable tournament in Russia this summer as Germany crashed out during the group stage, but four years ago he lifted the trophy in Brazil.

Joachim Low’s side beat Argentina in the final in Rio in 2014, with the Arsenal playmaker playing a key role in the success.

And Giroud how revealed that Ozil was always quick to remind his Arsenal teammates of the fact he was a World Cup winner whenever things did not go right for him on the training ground.

“I evolved with Germans at Arsenal and I was so jealous of them,” said the Chelsea striker, who started for France as they beat Croatia to win the 2018 World Cup last Sunday in Moscow.

“Sometimes, in the morning, Mesut Ozil lost in training but he said ' Shh, Shh, I'm World champion.”

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Meanwhile, Petr Cech's agent says the Arsenal keeper is focused on pre-season, despite reports linking him with a return to Stamford Bridge.

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With Thibaut Courtois looking likely to move to Real Madrid, the Blues are on the hunt for a replacement and there have been strong suggestions that they could make a surprise move to take Cech back to Stamford Bridge.

The 36-year-old's future at the Emirates is unclear with German international Bernd Leno having been brought in this summer by the north London club.

But Cech's agent, Viktor Kolar insists there has been no official approach for his client.

"It is always busy during every transfer window around Petr Cech, as a great Premier League person," Kolar told told ESPN FC. "However, he maximally focuses on the new season at Arsenal, no specific offer is available.".

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