He arrived on tiptoe, but it didn't take long for him to get back to his habits: scoring, again and again. At the age of 39, Olivier Giroud still displays impressive performance in the jersey of Lille.
Back in Ligue 1 after a contrasting experience in Los Angeles, the 2018 world champion does not rule out returning to America with the France team for the 2026 World Cup.
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Since his comeback, Giroud has always repeated that the page has been turned, adding that “everything is possible in football”. But the top scorer in the history of the Blues went much further in his last interview with L'Equipe.
Giroud sends a clear message
“I was honored in March by the FFF tribute at the Stade de France and I am not a fan of comebacks. But once again, because it's the French team and because it's a duty to defend your country's jersey, you should never say never. If there is a need, if I am competitive and available, I will be there,” said Olivier Giroud“
While emphasizing that it is “very unlikely,
and that he “you have to be serious” Giroud clearly opens the door to a return to Blue. “There is already a very big massacre currently, I don’t think I’ve ever seen that in the French team. And coach Deschamps didn't need to call on me, he pointed out. Either way, he knows my position on this. It’s great for Jean-Philippe Mateta that he’s been called up. It’s also a great example that he can taste all that at 28 years old. Plus, she seems like a nice person to me. Afterwards, if there is an even bigger massacre and the coach, at some point, is in trouble, it will be… We will have to think. » The message has gotten through.
