Football: agreement reached between ex-Montpellier Oliver Giroud and Los Angeles FC for an arrival this summer

À 37 ans, Olivier Giroud va connaître son huitième club. MAXPPP – GUILLAUME HORCAJUELO

The 37-year-old ex-Montpellier will fly to MLS and join Los Angeles FC this summer. He will sign up for a year and a half with the Angelino club.

The top scorer of the French team Olivier Giroud has agreed with Los Angeles FC, whom he will join this summer, he said. we learned on Tuesday from those around him, confirming information from RMC.

The 37-year-old striker, at the end of his contract at AC Milan, has signed up for a year and a half and must return to the Californian club, which plays in the North American championship (MLS) , from August 1, according to the radio. He should therefore miss the Olympic Games (July 26 & August 11).

Meeting with Hugo Lloris

After three seasons in Milan, where he was Italian champion (2022), Giroud will experience his eighth club.

Trained in Grenoble, he passed through Istres and Tours before exploding in Montpellier, where he was French champion in 2012. He then played nine seasons in England, at Arsenal (2012 -2018) and Chelsea (2018-2021), with whom he won the 2021 Champions League.

Top scorer in the history of the Blues with 57 goals in 131 caps, Giroud will find himself in "LA" his best friend in the French team, ex-captain Hugo Lloris, who retired internationally after the 2022 World Cup. The record goalkeeper for selections with the Blues (145 caps) signed for LAFC this winter.