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Olivier Giroud signs one-year deal with Lille

Olivier Giroud returns to Ligue 1 after 12 years, signing a one-year deal with Lille following his MLS stint with LAFC.

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PARIS: Olivier Giroud will return to French football for the first time since 2012 after signing a one-year deal with Ligue 1 club Lille on Tuesday. The 38-year-old, France’s all-time record goalscorer, left MLS side Los Angeles FC last week. Giroud last played in the French top flight for Montpellier, winning the 2011-12 Ligue 1 title before leaving for Arsenal.

“I’m very happy and excited to be back in France, home,” Giroud said in a statement.

Giroud spent six seasons with Arsenal, scoring more than 100 goals for the London giants before signing for Chelsea, with whom he won the 2021 Champions League title. Agencies

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