French all-time top scorer on the brink of moving to America

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12:40 p.m
27.03.2024

Fabrizio Romano revealed on Wednesday morning that there are only a few details on Olivier Giroud's move to America. The French attacker has been in talks with Los Angeles FC for some time and the two sides have reached a verbal agreement until the winter of 2025.

In Los Angeles, the French national team's all-time top scorer will be reunited with goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, who signed with Major League Soccer's (Western Conference) current number six in the winter transfer window.

There was a lot of interest from the Middle East, while Giroud could have stayed longer in Europe. Even at AC Milan it became possible I am Rossoneri He wanted to extend the offensive leader's expired resolve.

Gertrude can play a lot more time at AC Milan. This season he has already played 2,640 minutes and made 36 appearances. The 129-time France international (56 goals and 16 assists) was good for 14 goals and 9 assists. Giroud has been playing for AC Milan since the summer of 2021 and has been hugely popular with supporters since the 2022 league title.

Besides Lloris, LAFC has another Frenchman under contract. Born in Le Mans, Denis Bouanga has been one of the American club's star players for some time. However, Bouanga plays his international matches for Gabon.

Olympics

Giroud certainly has a busy summer ahead of him as he takes part in the European Championships in Germany and hopes to make it to the Olympic Games in Paris. Many experienced players Lesson Blues National coach Thierry Henry is hoping for an interim spot in the selection.

The rules of the Olympic Games state that a country can field eighteen athletes. Only three of them may be above 23 years of age. Apart from Giroud, Karim Benzema, Kylian Mbappé, Antoine Griezmann and Raphael Varane have been living the Olympic dream for some time. These stars depend on their clubs to decide whether to donate their players to the tournament.

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