Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger confirmed that disciplinary
action would be taken against Olivier Giroud after he apologised for taking a
female companion back to the team hotel.
Married Giroud had consistently denied taking Celia Kay to
the Four Seasons Hotel in Canary Wharf the night before the 2-0 victory over
Crystal Palace on February 2. The striker had earlier issued a grovelling
apology to his wife Jennifer and the Arsenal boss after a picture by the pin-up
appeared in a national newspaper.
Wenger said: ‘It is an internal matter but I do not want to
comment publicly because I respect his privacy.’
The model took a picture of Giroud in his hotel room wearing
just underwear, which can be seen below.
Giroud took to social networking site
Twitter to apologise to Jennifer - who gave birth to son Paul last June - and
his club.
‘I apologise to my wife, family and friends and my manager,
team-mates and Arsenal fans,’ he said.
‘I now have to fight for my family and for my club and
obtain their forgiveness. Nothing else matters at the moment.’ Kay, who models
for international magazines such as Maxim and FHM, was pictured arriving at the
Four Seasons hotel in Canary Wharf at 12.50am and leaving at 3.04am that night.
She insists she did not have sex with the 6ft 4in striker,
who avoided a club fine when claims were made by Kay last week, insisting to
Wenger that no meeting had taken place.
‘Olivier knows the truth and the fact that he lied about us
is pathetic,’ Kay told the Sun on Sunday. ‘He’s just digging a bigger hole for
himself. If he is big enough to do the crime, he’s got to serve the time.’
The Gunners planned to fine the star up to £230,000 but
backed off after his denial. His lawyers also sent a series of letters to the
newspaper denying any wrongdoing.
Giroud came on as a second half substitute for Arsenal on
Sunday and will face Roberto Martinez’s side on the weekend of March 8.
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