The 34-year-old Frenchman signed a contract with the Serie A runners-up until 2023.
Olivier Giroud: The change was imminent before the European Championship, now it's perfect.
France's national soccer player Olivier Giroud is leaving the English capital of London after nine years and continuing his career in Italy. The 34-year-old striker is moving from Champions League winners Chelsea to AC Milan, where he is said to be on a two-year contract. According to the media, the transfer fee is around one million euros. With Chelsea, Giroud had also won the Europa League and a championship title.
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For Giroud, Milan is the first foreign station outside of London. In 2012 he moved from Montpellier to Arsenal, where he played for five and a half years before joining city rivals Chelsea. Last season Giroud had little time left in the Premier League with the “Blues”.
