After three seasons with AC Milan and one championship won Olivier Giroud is ready to say goodbye.
The French striker will leave Milan and Italy probably in his best season in terms of goals (Giroud has already scored 14 goals and is only 5 goals away from his record in the Milan shirt).
The ex-Arsenal striker's decision was a controversial one because in Milan and Italy he is a great fit, also thanks to the Italian origins of his two grandmothers, one from Bergamo and the other from Trieste, Yvonne E Tonia. However, America and Los Angeles were already in the striker's life destiny, not only sporting but also entrepreneurial
Goodbye also to the National Team
Not only the farewell to AC Milan but also to France. The European Championship will most likely be the last competition that Oliver will play with his national team. The French national team head coach Didier Dechamps two days ago had in fact anticipated the striker's now choice: 'Is Giroud in Los Angeles done?No. Is it a possibility? Yes. A desire? Yes' - Words that gloss over a rumoured, suffered but now almost certain farewell.
AC Milan won 2-1. (Photo by Antonio Balasco/KONTROLAB/LightRocket via Getty Images)
No holidays, Euros and then straight to MLS
If all goes well, Giroud is expected to sign an 18-month deal with Los Angeles, as the MLS season starts in February. Olivier will be called upon to a significant 'tour de force': after the European Championship he will enjoy a short holiday and then immediately begin the new adventure with his future club, which among other things today hinted that a new player will arrive soon (it will not be Giroud of course, for whom details are still lacking) Giroud would have already communicated his will to AC Milan, who will now have to return decisively to the market to find a replacement.
The name of the favourite to replace Giroud is now out in the open: Joshua Zirkzee. He is the first name on the list to invest a large part of the budget to solve the striker problem. The negotiation will have to be done calmly, after getting the green light from Bayern Munich. Otherwise, the AC Milan management will turn to other targets.
