Former Arsenal and Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud will turn 39 later this month, so when his one-year deal at MLS side Los Angeles FC came to an end this summer, many believed that he would bring the curtain down on his career.
Ranked at no.12 on FourFourTwo’s list of the greatest French players ever, Giroud is the France national team’s all-time leading goalscorer, led the line for Les Bleus in their victorious 2018 World Cup campaign and has won trophies in five countries.
