Quote from: dezoel on Today at 04:48:05 AM

Quote from: Slow death on July 08, 2025, 11:00:33 AM

Quote from: snipie on July 08, 2025, 09:02:16 AM

I just found that Olivier Giroud returned to Ligue 1 after signing a 1 year contract with Lille. He was playing in USA, precisely in Los Angeles and apparently he wants to return home once for all. I assume this short contract was done because of his age. Lille will evaluate the player before doing an extension and if he fails, he will try to find a weaker team to end his career with, maybe.

In another news, we might see Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang returning to Ligue 1 or finding a better contract elsewhere since he seems to end his contract with his Saudi Pro League team.

Honestly, Olivier Giroud made a good decision, the American football league is of much lower quality compared to Ligue1, he is 38 years old, in Ligue1 he could still play for 2 seasons and then he could retire in a memorable way.

These things depend a bit on the money as well. He is 38 years old, and I doubt he can play for another 2 seasons, I am still shocked that he found a place for himself at Lille.

Either Lille has no good strikers, or they are getting him cheap for bench, I do not know the salary deal, but I hope for Lilles sake they didn't pay a lot for him. Dude hasn't been that great for a while now, and I do not think that he deserves to get paid a ton, he is a good mentor and a leader, would make him even a captain when he plays, but he is not the goal scorer that he used to be. This is why I do not see him being good at Lille. Not like Lille is doing that great neither, ever since that title, they have been doing quite badly for a while now.

I agree that Olivier Giroud hasn't been performing well for a long time, but he gave an interview in which he said that his physique was very good and that there was no need to worry and he criticized the MSL

https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/45646041/olivier-giroud-mls-style-play-suit-lafc-lille

I believe he could be a great help to Lille, especially since Lille is not a team fighting for the title, so Olivier Giroud would not need to be under much pressure. Lille are at most fighting for a place in the European Champions League, and they have been playing well when the games are at home. I don't know if this trend from last season will continue next season.