Giroud Returns to Lille: Official Ligue 1 Transfer

Stronger Olivier Giroud, who left Los Angeles FC at the end of last week, is committed to a season with Lille, the club announced on Tuesday. At 38, Olivier Giroud, top scorer in the history of the Blues with 57 goals, returned to Ligue 1, thirteen years after leaving Montpellier. Meanwhile, the attacker has gone through Arsenal, Chelsea, AC Milan, and the United States for a brief passage of a year.

“It is in LOSC that this emblematic striker of French football will write the rest of his career. There is no doubt that his invaluable experience will enrich the workforce of the DOGUES at the dawn of this new European season“Rejoices the club, qualified next season for the Europa League.

Third blue the most capped behind Hugo Lloris (145) and Lilian Thuram (142), he became the second 2018 world champion to find Ligue 1 this summer after Paul Pogba, recently recruited by AS Monaco. With Giroud, who will be 39 years old on September 30, Lille hopes to have found a replacement for his star striker of the last five seasons, the Canadian Jonathan David, a free party at the end of his contract.