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It’s time to get excited, LAFC fans!
According to reports from CBS Sports, the contracts have officially been signed to bring legendary French striker Olivier Giroud to LAFC through December 2025 on a free transfer from AC Milan during this summer’s international transfer window.
At 37 years old, the Frenchman is proving true the cliché “age is just a number” with one of the most productive seasons of his storied career with 13 goals and eight assists across 30 Serie A matches. That’s no small feat for a player whose resumé includes a World Cup, UEFA Champions League, multiple golden boots, and a Puskás Award.
Giroud has seen success both at the club level where he has played in three of Europe’s top five leagues and at the international level where he remains France’s all-time leading goalscorer with 57 goals.
By no coincidence, Giroud will be joining France’s all-time leader in appearances, his friend Hugo Lloris, at LAFC. Both follow the recent trend of European legends donning the Black and Gold at the end of their career which began with Gareth Bale and Giorgio Chiellini.
These are some of the biggest names in European football across the past two decades due to incredibly successful careers and Giroud is no different.
Since leading Montpellier HSC to the club’s only Ligue 1 title by winning the Golden Boot with 21 goals and 12 assists in 2011/12, Giroud has won a major trophy at every club he’s played for. In total, the French legend has won 13 trophies with club and country across an incredible 18-year career while playing in Europe’s best leagues for some of Europe’s best teams.
He will now bring all that winning pedigree and experience to a team in LAFC that in a short time has already proven itself to be an ambitious club with a desire to win in Major League Soccer.
Notably, their biggest missing piece has always been an elite striker.
Outside of the success of Chicho Arango, LAFC has had a…
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Author : Justin Ruderman
Publish date : 2024-04-24 21:07:15
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