I will probably retire end of season — Giroud

Former France striker Olivier Giroud, has said that he will “very probably” retire at the end of the current season. 

The Champions League winner is beginning to say goodbye, right on time for his 40th birthday tomorrow, Wednesday, Olivier Giroud hinted in an interview with ‘L’Équipe’ that he could retire next summer.

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The Lille forward became his country’s record goalscorer during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, only to be overtaken by Kylian Mbappe earlier this year.

Speaking to l’Equipe newspaper, Giroud said that “as a player, I think it is very probably my last season”.

“As a player, I think this is very likely my last season. That’s why I’m enjoying every moment,” added the 2018 French world champion.

Giroud has had a sterling career having won the World Cup with France in 2018.

In 2006, the striker began his career at Grenoble in the French second division, meaning that by next year he will have spent 21 years as a footballer. He scored 57 goals in 137 appearances for his country.

He has also enjoyed an impressive club career, winning league titles in France with Montpellier and in Italy with AC Milan.

His greatest club success came with Chelsea when they won the Champions League in 2021, while he also won the FA Cup four times, three of those with Arsenal.

He won the last of his French caps in 2024.