Olivier Giroud

 Secret meeting between Giroud and Ozcan. And Giroud 
 apologize!!

Olivier Giroud's future at Arsenal has been brought into question following secret talks with an influential football agent.

The striker held a 45-minute meeting with UK-based adviser Muzzi Ozcan at Aubaine restaurant in Hampstead at around 5.30pm on Thursday evening.

Ozcan helped broker Galatasaray’s recruitment of manager Roberto Mancini and led the Turkish club’s attempts to sign Chelsea’s John Terry last year.

As well as Turkey, he is known to have strong contacts in France, particularly with Paris St-Germain’s Qatari owners. Ozcan is not Giroud’s contracted agent.

Giroud’s agent Mickael Manuello, who was not present, insisted the meeting was meant purely for commercial purposes.

Manuello also denied Giroud was plotting an exit strategy out of Arsenal, saying he is fully focused on winning the Barclays Premier League and the FA Cup with the Gunners.

Giroud faced allegations of an extramarital affair last month and sources close to the player suggest he is under pressure from his family to quit London.

The meeting leaves Giroud with more controversy following his encounter with underwear model Celia Kay while on club duty. Kay took a picture of Giroud in his hotel room wearing just underwear the night before a 2-0 win over Crystal Palace on February 2.

A newspaper printed the pictures, forcing Giroud to apologise for his behaviour and beg forgiveness from his wife Jennifer. He maintains, however, that he did not commit adultery.

He said in his accound on Twitter: " I apologize to my wife, family and friends and my manager, team-mates and Arsenal fans". In other Tweet: " I now have to fight for my family and for my club and obtain their forgiveness. Nothing else matters at the moment. "

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