Paris (AFP)
Olivier Giroud, the best scorer in the history of the French national team, has reached an agreement with the American club Los Angeles FC to move to its ranks next summer, according to what those close to the current Italian Milan striker said, confirming news reported by RMC radio.
Giroud, 37 years old, whose contract with Milan expires at the end of the season, has signed a contract with the American club for a year and a half, and will join it on August 1, according to the radio.
Giroud, who played for Milan for three seasons and won the league title in 2022 in his first season, which saw him score 14 goals and 3 assists, is embarking on his eighth adventure with a new team shirt.
Despite his advanced age, the French striker continued his brilliance in Milan. In his second season, he scored 18 goals and assisted 7 assists in 47 matches in various competitions, including 38 key players. This season, he scored 15 goals and assisted 9 assists in 42 matches.
Giroud began his career with Grenoble and moved between Istres and Tours, before his talent exploded with Montpellier, with whom he won the French League title in 2012. He later moved to the English Premier League, where he defended Arsenal (2012-2018) and Chelsea (2018-2021), and won with the “Blues.” » The Champions League title in 2021.
Giroud will meet the best scorer in the history of the “Roosters” national team, with 57 goals in 131 international matches, and the winner of the World Cup in Russia 2018, his colleague, the former captain of the national team, goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, who retired from international football after the World Cup in Qatar 2022.
Lloris, the most defensive player for the French national team (145 international matches), signed with Los Angeles FC last winter.
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