US EditionSoccer: LAFC, Forward Olivier Giroud to Part Ways
- LAFC announced Friday the mutual termination of Giroud's contract, enabling his immediate move to Lille in France.
- Giroud's underwhelming MLS stint with five goals in 37 appearances, driven by tactical mismatch and desire to return to European football, prompts LAFC exploring other striker options like Thomas Muller.
- Olivier Giroud is set to sign a one-year contract with Lille, with only minor administrative steps remaining before his final LAFC match on June 29.
- Lille will integrate Giroud, replacing Jonathan David, and open a Designated Player spot, impacting squad flexibility and tactical setup.
- Beyond his MLS stint, Giroud's return to Ligue 1 marks his first top-flight French football since 2012, joining Lille to pursue European competition under coach Bruno Genesio.
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Because top star Olivier Giroud Los Angeles FC is leaving, the MLS club now has more room to negotiate poker around Bayern-Munich-Icon Thomas Müller. A big name goes! With the announced departure of striker Olivier Giroud, a valuable cadre place will be freed from Los Angeles FC - namely that of the "Designated Players". The rule is that every MLS club can commit three players who are outside their salary limit. Thomas Müller could benefit from …
France's all-time leading scorer Olivier Giroud will play for Los Angeles FC for the last time tomorrow. Lille a new stop?
French striker Olivier Giroud parts ways with MLS club LAFC after disappointing year
After scoring only five goals in 37 matches for LAFC, Giroud will become a free agent after his departure. He is widely expected to join Lille, which finished fifth in the French league last season, on a free transfer.
38 years old, the former attacker of the French team will have spent only a year at the Californian club.
The transfer from Olivier Giroud to Lille is becoming more and more thick.
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