Chelsea has completed the signing of Olivier Giroud for a fee of £18m from Arsenal.

The deal which will span a period of 18-month will see the French striker finally take his position in a transfer carousel which has seen Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang join the Gunners and Michy Batshuayi agree to sign for Borussia Dortmund.

Since joining in 2012, Olivier Giroud, 31, scored 105 goals in all competitions.