Olivier Giroud has been offered a pre-contract by Lazio but will wait to make a final decision on next season after interest from Tottenham during the January transfer window. The Chelsea striker is in the final five months of his existing deal at Stamford Bridge and is free to talk to foreign clubs about a Bosman transfer over the summer. Inter Milan and Lazio wanted to take him to Italy last month, while Spurs also considered the France international as they looked for back-up after Harry Kane’s ruptured hamstring left Jose Mourinho short of an out-and-out striker. While Inter have cooled their interest in the 33-year-old, Lazio are prepared to secure a deal for the World Cup winner. They want to bolster an attack that already has Ciro Immobile, who leads the goalscoring charts in Serie A. Spurs will weigh up whether to join the race for a player who established himself in the Premier League during six seasons at rivals Arsenal. Mourinho was in the market for a striker when the window opened, with the Spurs manager left with Lucas Moura as a makeshift striker following Kane’s injury, which could keep him out until the latter part of the season. Spurs and Chelsea are bitter rivals and also competing for a top-four place this season, although owner Roman Abramovich has previously allowed David Luiz and Petr Cech to join Arsenal to acknowledge their contribution to the club. This window was complicated by Frank Lampard failing to secure a replacement striker to replace Giroud and provide support for Tammy Abraham. The Chelsea manager also praised Giroud towards the end of the month for his professionalism during a period of uncertainty. Staying in London after eight years in the capital would mean less upheaval for Giroud, who has only started two domestic games this season. Spurs saw him in the same mould as Fernando Llorente, who was back-up to Kane but made an impact on the route to the Champions League final before getting released at the end of his contract