Olivier Giroud will be at the 2026 World Cup. Not with Didier Deschamps’ Blues, but as a consultant for the BBC. The British channel formalized this Monday the recruitment of the 39-year-old French striker for the duration of the tournament (from June 11 to July 19).
Another former French international is also part of the cast. This is Gaël Clichy. The two Frenchmen will also be accompanied by Alan Shearer, Wayne Rooney, Micah Richards, Ellen White, Joe Hart, Cesar Azpilicueta and Benedict McCarthy.
Before saying yes to the English public channel, which will broadcast 54 World Cup matches, Olivier Giroud was approached by M6. As a reminder, the French channel will also broadcast 54 matches unencrypted.
Giroud, one more year in Lille?
It remains to be seen whether the man who still remains the top scorer in the history of the Blues will take a liking to playing consultant, he who is at the end of his contract with Losc on June 30. But the Savoyard is not closing the door to a new freelance with the Mastiffs, who will compete in the next Champions League campaign.
At the end of the last day of Ligue 1 which saw Losc lose at home to Auxerre (0-2), Olivier Giroud confirmed discussions and suggested that he was ready to return. “We are going to discuss with the club, we have been discussing for several weeks, we will see,
he indicated. I never close the doors, they are always open, especially if I feel good and there is the desire and the motivation, and that is the case. »
