Los Angeles FC 'finalizing terms with France international Olivier Giroud... with deal running through 2025 and beginning after the Euros'

Los Angeles FC are close to agreeing to a deal to sign AC Milan striker and France's all-time leading international goal scorer, Olivier Giroud.

Giroud, aged 37, would join the team after this summer's Euros on a deal that is guaranteed to run through the 2025 MLS season.

He currently has 12 goals and eight assists in over 1,850 league minutes for AC Milan this season.

The deal, first reported by The Athletic's Tom Bogert, came as LAFC owned the discovery rights to the French star - meaning they had priority to sign him ahead of any other club in Major League Soccer. 

Giroud would join an LAFC team with a potent attack consisting of reigning MLS golden boot holder Denis Bouanga and Uruguay international Cristian Olivera.

Los Angeles FC is working on finalizing a deal to acquire 37-year-old striker Olivier Giroud

Giroud currently plays at AC Milan - where he has 12 goals and 8 assists in 26 Serie A games

Before Milan, Giroud was known for his spells at Premier League clubs Arsenal and Chelsea

LAFC has been running without a true striker to start the season - with Mateusz Bogusz, who traditionally plays at central midfield, operating as a false nine.

But LAFC has been surviving without a scoring threat up top - grabbing seven points in five matches to start the year. 

Giroud is probably best known for his time with London-based club Arsenal - where he scored 105 goals in 253 appearances.

From there, he swapped London clubs - moving to Chelsea in the 2017-18 season. After three full seasons at Stamford Bridge, he left in the summer of 2021 for his current club, AC Milan.

He's scored a total of 281 club goals in 683 appearances - including stints at Grenoble, Istres, Tours, and Montpellier before moving to the Premier League.

With the French national team, he's won the 2018 FIFA World Cup and scored 57 goals in 131 appearances - a record for Les Blues.

At LAFC, he'll join his fellow French international Hugo Lloris - who joined the club in the winter transfer window.