News about Olivier Giroud

Olivier Giroud completes free summer transfer to LAFC from AC Milan ahead of Euro 2024

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 24, 2024
According to transfer guru Fabrizio Romano, Giroud signed a contract to join the LA-based MLS team on Tuesday, just a month after verbally agreeing to join the Black and Gold in March. 'Giroud can be considered new LAFC player,' Romano shared on X barely a day after AC Milan's 2-1 loss to rivals Internazionale on Monday, as the Rossonieri conceded this year's Serie A title in the process. Giroud was also linked with moving to Saudi Arabia and other European clubs.

Olivier Giroud NOW 11/1 with Sky Bet to score a header tonight - as Serie A rivals AC Milan and Inter Milan clash at the San Siro

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 22, 2024
Sky Bet are offering a 'Featured RequestABet' and multiple 'Price Boosts' for tonight's highly-anticipated match-up between AC Milan and Inter Milan. Firstly, the RequestABet - which is priced at 16/1 - requires 'Olivier Giroud and Lautaro Martinez to each have 2+ shots on target and each team to record 30+ booking points'. Giroud and Martinez are two of the best forwards in the Italian top-flight - with the pair combining for 36 goals this season.

BOOSTED odds of 5/1 available for Crysensio Summerville, Georginio Rutter, Lautaro Martinez and Olivier Giroud to each have 1+ shots on target tonight

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 22, 2024
For those who will be watching tonight's Championship and Seire Aaction with a close eye - Sky Bet are offering a 'Price Boost' as part of their 'Player Stat Accas' market for selected games. Previously odds of 7/2 - you can now get a price of 5/1 for 'Crysencio Summerville, Georginio Rutter, Lautaro Martinez and Olivier Giroud to each have one or more shots on target'. All four players have been incredibly dangerous in front of goal this season - with them combining for 59 league goals in 2023-24 to date.

Who will come out on top when Olivier Giroud and Romelu Lukaku clash in the Europa League quarter-finals? Odds for both strikers to score are BOOSTED to 12/1 as former Premier League stars prepare to battle it out

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 11, 2024
Last season, AC Milan were treated to an all-Italian European clash when they took on rivals Inter Milan in the Champions League semi-finals.  Fast forward one year and the Rossoneri are faced with a similar prospect, this time taking on Daniele De Rossi's Roma in a Europa League quarter-final affair.  Stefano Pioli's Milan have already completed a domestic double over their rivals in their Serie A campaign but have the opportunity to compile further misery when they meet on Thursday. 

Arsenal may take the title against Man City, Man United's revenge at Man United will be out for revenge, and there is a potential relegation six-pointer on the final day... the ten most crucial games in the Premier League remain

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 27, 2024
The Premier League returns to action this weekend, with plenty to be decided over the final weeks of the season. Arsenal, Liverpool, and Manchester City are only one point apart in the table, with the Gunners heading to the Etihad for a huge game this weekend. It's a lot more complicated at the other end of the standings. Everton has been docked six points - and may face a second term if they are to be convicted - but Nottingham Forest has appealed a four-point deduction.

'Terms with France international Olivier Giroud have been reached by Los Angeles FC, with the agreement running until 2025 and ending after the Euros.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 27, 2024
Los Angeles FC has agreed to a transfer for AC Milan's striker and France's all-time top international goal scorer Olivier Giroud. Giroud, 37, will join the team after the Euros finish this summer in a contract that is guaranteed to run until 2025. In over 1,850 league minutes for AC Milan this season, he has scored 12 goals and eight assists.

Olivier Giroud has begun negotiations with LAFC over a potential transfer if his AC Milan deal comes to an end this summer, reunites the striker with former France teammate Hugo Lloris

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 19, 2024
According to sources, Los Angeles FC is in advanced discussions with Olivier Giroud about a potential transfer if his AC Milan deal comes to an end this summer. Giroud, France's all-time top scorer, has just over three months to play on his new contract with Milan, where he has spent close to three years after calling time on his enthralling stint at Chelsea. According to The Athletic, LAFC is leading the chase after winning his MLS discovery rights, effectively guaranteeing that the 37-year-old's name will take precedence over any of their league opponents.

Arsenal may have been able to call up William Saliba for France's Olympics squad if he were to miss the start of next season.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 17, 2024
According to rumors, Arsenal may have turned down Thierry Henry's offer to select William Saliba for the France Olympic squad this summer. At the tournament in Paris, the Under 21 coach will lead Les Blues and will select an 18-man squad made up of three players over the age of 23. Kylian Mbappe, Olivier Giroud, and Antoine Griezmann have been selected to fill those positions, while Saliba has the ability to distinguish an Under 23 player.

While the odds for the three protagonists aren't terribly high, Kylian Mbappe, Olivier Giroud, and Harry Kane all have a shot on target tonight BOOSTED to 1/1

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 1, 2024
As part of Sky Bet's 'Player Stat Accas' website for selected Ligue 1, Serie A, and Bundesliga fixtures taking place tonight, the Bet has a 'Price Boost'. Previously 5/6, you now have a chance of 1/1 for Kylian Mbappe, Olivier Giroud, and Harry Kane to each have a shot on target.' Although 1/1 isn't the longest of rentals, the three guys have 122 shots on target in 67 league games between them this season.

The price of Romelu Lukaku, Olivier Giroud, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, and Angel Di Maria have all been shot on target, with one or two others having one or more shots on target

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 22, 2024
For tonight's Europa League play, Sky Bet's 'Europa League Player Stat Accas' market has a 'Price Boost'. The jump from 3/1 to 4/1 needs 'Romelu Lukaku, Olivier Giroud, Angel Di Maria, and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, which all have 1+ shots on target.' In last week's Europa League fixtures, each player had one or two shots on target. In addition, the four players in the bet have shot for 85 percent on target at a league level this season.

Olivier Giroud 'wants a dream move to Major League Soccer' this summer with teams already making contact with the AC Milan star over a move - but UAE clubs 'are also in the running'

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 20, 2024
Olivier Giroud, a player for AC Milan, is being contacted for a move to Major League Soccer or the UAE. Giroud's deal with the Rossoneri ends in June, and it's uncertain if or not he will continue to work at the San Siro. Matteo Moretto of Football Italia says the 37-year-old's dream is to move to the MLS, and several American clubs have already sounded out his availability ahead of a potential free transfer over the summer.'

Owen Hargreaves heaps praise on Ruben Loftus-Cheek, who scored twice for AC Milan in the Europa League, and the Chelsea midfielder's advice to every player is to spend some time away from Premier League'scrutiny.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 15, 2024
After the midfielder struck twice in AC Milan's Europa League play-off match against Rennes on Thursday evening, Owen Hargreaves applauded Ruben Loftus-Cheek's decision to leave Chelsea. The 28-year-old Blues academy graduate left his boyhood club as a result of Stamford Bridge's summer exodus, which saw a number of former first-team starters sell to offset the club's mammoth transfer window investment. Loftus-Cheek has settled in Milan and has emerged as a regular fixture under Stefano Pioli, alongside Olivier Giroud, Christian Pulisic, and Fikayo Tomori.

In Europa League action tonight, Sky Bet has a 22/1 chance for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Olivier Giroud, and Romelu Lukaku to all score

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 15, 2024
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Olivier Giroud, and Romelu Lukaku, three veteran strikers, have turned back the clock this season. So far this season, the trio of former Premier League players have scored a total of 41 goals in all leagues. For tonight's games, Sky Bet is offering a Price Boost involving the three players as part of their Europa League Player Stat Accas market.

Despite approaching 40, Olivier Giroud is still deadly for AC Milan, while Napoli's hero, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, is Napoli's hero, and Napoli's triumph as Inter Milan beat Juventus again. Ten THINGS We learned from Serie A

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 5, 2024
IN ITALY, ALVISE CAGNAZZO RESURRENDED: Inter Milan tightened their grip on Serie A after beating rival Juventus. Federico Gatti's own goal made the difference between the two teams at the San Siro, transferring Simone Inzaghi's men four points ahead of the Old Lady. AC Milan, third-placed, came from behind to defeat Frosinone in a five-goal thriller and move within eight points of their fierce city rivals.

As Theo Hernandez scores a STUNNER for hosts in a Serie A match, Suspended Jose Mourinho watches Roma suffer at AC Milan from the stands

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 14, 2024
Jose Mourinho was unable to do much from the stands as he watched his fading Roma side slide to their seventh Serie A loss of the season, leaving the club ninth in the league standings. After scoring his team's third of the evening with a spectacular pass of play, Theo Hernandez's goal was the pick of the bunch.

Virgil van Dijk, a Liverpool defender, has surprisingly named former Arsenal and Chelsea star Darren Ferguson as the hardest opponent he has ever faced

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 14, 2024
Virgil van Dijk, a Liverpool defender, has selected a former Arsenal and Chelsea player as his most formidable opponent. Van Dijk is widely recognized as one of the best defenders in world football, but he has had issues when facing one particular player. The center admitted that the player in question struggled to find the net against him on several occasions.

THE NOTEBOOK: Loris Karius, the Newcastle keeper, is dead, and visitors to St James aren't warm to the topic

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 13, 2023
As both teams left the Champions League at St James' Park on Wednesday, AC Milan replacement Samuel Chukwueze scored a spectacular late winner to seal a 2-1 victory over Newcastle United. Newcastle were going to the last 16 as a result of Joelinton's screaming first-half drive and Paris St Germain's trailed in Germany to Borussia Dortmund, at one point on a nerve-jangling peak to Group F. In the second half, Milan were still stronger, and Christian Pulisic equalized the hour after Olivier Giroud's passage.

After Euro 2024 next summer, the former Premier League star and World Cup champion reveals his intention to retire from international football, but maintains he is still "hungry for titles" at 37

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 5, 2023
A former Premier League star and World Cup champion has announced that the European Championships in Germany next year may be his last major tournament. Despite coming agonisingly close in a previous tournament, the 37-year-old star has never triumphed the European Championships. He hasn't escaped with a lot of success in his homeland, though his country has had a lot of success.

When fans make comparisons with Kai Havertz's MLS All-Star Skills challenges, Olivier Giroud's SMASHES five-shot challenge during France training

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 21, 2023
After smashing a five-shot challenge during a recent national team training session, Olivier Giroud showed why he's France's all-time top goalscorer. Since being a regular figure in Les Bleus' squad since his debut in 2011 and has scored 56 goals for his efforts. Even as a 37-year-old striker, the former Chelsea and Arsenal striker has demonstrated that he has a keen eye in front of goal and alerted followers of it through a recent viral video.

During France's 14-0 demolition of Gibraltar, Didier Deschamps leads a tumultuous half-time team discussion, warning that he has a 'you could smash' the record for most goals scored

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 19, 2023
During France's 14-0 loss of Gibraltar in Euro 2024 qualifiers, Didier Deschamps' brilliant yet ruthless team talks. In the game, ten different scorers were scorned, including a late Olivier Giroud brace and an own goal by Gibraltar defender Ethan Santos. The Manchester 62 center back's night was only going to get worse after the third minute own-goal, but he was then dismissed fifteen minutes later for a late challenge on Warren Zaire-Emery.

Despite scoring a hat-trick and racking 300 goals in France's historic 14-0 victory over Gibraltar, Kylian Mbappe MISSES OUT on a ten in L'Equipe's player ratings, despite losing by a tenth and reaching 300 goals

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 19, 2023
The Paris Saint-Germain forward scored France's fourth goal of the night from the penalty spot before adding two more in the closing stages, including an extraordinary hit from all of 40 yards to complete his treble. Following the occurrence of this latest hat-trick, the 24-year-old soared to 300 career goals, implying he did so at a younger age of his career than both Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. However, L'Equipe's ratings are notoriously poor, and the national team was only able to give him nine on a record-breaking night.

During a CBS interview with the AC Milan striker, Jamie Carragher is left red-faced as he tries to pronounce Olivier Giroud's name

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 8, 2023
The CBS Sports panel resorted to one of the oldest techniques in post-game coverage of the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday, insulting Jamie Carragher's inability to say things without his Scouse accent. Host Kate Abdo asked AC Milan striker Olivier Giroud after his team's 2-1 victory over Paris St. Germain, if he was bothered by Carragher's inability when it came to pronouncing his name correctly. 'No, they've been calling me [oh-live-e-ood] nine years in the Premier League as long as that,' Giroud told the paper.

AC Milan 2-1 PSG: Hosts FINALLY score their first Champions League goals as Rafael Leao bicycle kick and Olivier Giroud header see off Ligue 1 titans after former Inter star Milan Skriniar's opener in feisty thriller

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 7, 2023
AC Milan came from behind to win their first match of the season and brought an end to a three-game wait for a Champions League victory with a 2-1 victory over Paris Saint-Germain. Milan Skriniar scored his return to Milan in the Champions League in just eight minutes, presumably the one player that AC Milan would not have wanted to lose to after a good start to the game by the visitors.

Since Lionel Messi joined Inter Miami, Olivier Giroud, Antoine Griezmann, Luka Modric, and Luis Suarez were among the new players linked to MLS in 2024

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 4, 2023
Giroud, Griezmann, and Modric's glittering careers in Europe are nearing completion, while Suarez has had trouble with the Brazilian league's intensity and long schedule. The latter is on the verge of joining Miami. This week, Mail Sport reports that an agreement between the 36-year-old Uruguayan and the Herons has been reached. In recent weeks, Giroud has been linked to a transfer to a club in the MLS Eastern Conference.