LEAVING AC MILAN, OLIVIER GIROUD IS SURE TO SIGN FOR LOS ANGELES FC

LEAVING AC MILAN, OLIVIER GIROUD IS SURE TO SIGN FOR LOS ANGELES FC

March 22, 2024 L’Equipe reported last Friday that 37-year-old Olivier Giroud will sign with MLS team Los Angeles FC after his contract with AC Milan expires in June. Giroud would meet up with his close friend and former teammate from France, Hugo Lloris, who joined Los Angeles FC at the beginning of the year, in California. This implies that France’s top scorer with Les Bleus, with 56 goals to his credit, will partner with the player with the most caps—145.

Giroud’s intended move to Los Angeles FC is contingent to the resolution of outstanding paperwork, as the publication is aware. Giroud’s brilliant career in Europe is coming to an end as the MLS team has spent weeks trying to persuade him to move across the Atlantic. The center-forward has won four FA Cups with both Arsenal and Chelsea, the 2019 Europa League, the 2021 Champions League with the Blues, the 2012 Ligue 1 title with Montpellier, and the 2018 World Cup and 2021 Nations League with France. Giroud joined AC Milan after winning the Big Old Ears with Thomas Tuchel’s team, and in his first season in Italy, he played a key role in the Rossoneri’s 2022 Serie A championship victory.

Giroud, who is currently 37 years old, is still a dependable goal scorer for Stefano Pioli’s team, which is still in contention to win the Europa League. Giroud has scored 14 goals this season. The striker, who was born in Chambéry, is presently playing for the France team during this international break. It is anticipated that the Euro 2024 in Germany will be his final competition with Les Bleus, led by Didier Deschamps. Giroud’s signing to LAFC means he will not be playing football with Thierry Henry’s Under-23 team in the Paris Games, according to L’Equipe.

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