When it was announced that Olivier Giroud will leave Chelsea, there were few eyebrows raised. The experienced striker was clearly not the first choice for Thomas Tuchel, but after appearing as a sub at first, the Frenchman got less and less playing time as the season went on, and by the end of May, the writing was on the wall. And while many believed that former Arsenal man will choose another London team, or some mid-Premier league club, Giroud decided to go back to the continent and play for Milan.🎙️ Olivier #Giroud to @telefoot_TF1:Will you score more goals than Zlatan? “Zlatan is a monument here, I hope I will score more than him, there will be a great competition.” pic.twitter.com/WpWm2vgCeT— Milan Posts (@MilanPosts) September 26, 2021 The choice was obvious, as Rossoneri were in need of another goalscorer, and the additional plus was the participation in the Champions League, which means that Giroud was gonna play in the competition he won in May with Chelsea. But, the Frenchman revealed another reason – lack of other options.“It was an obvious choice to join Milan. There weren’t exactly 15 clubs interested in signing me. I supported this club when I was younger, the teams with Papin, Van Basten and Baresi. I am proud to have joined this club and I hope to have fun here. The welcome I received was wonderful. I was welcomed as in a family. I made a great debut, there I feel very good and I’m hungry to win with Milan” explained Giroud in an interview for Telefoot(3.00) MILAN (3.10) ATLETICO MADRID (2.65)The soon to be 35 year old moved to Milan this offseason for a symbolic sum of 151 million Ksh and joined the soon to be 40 year old Zlatan Ibrahimovic in the attack, and Giroud has expectations from himself, but also from the club. “Zlatan Ibrahimović is a monument. They were expecting us to compete with each other. I hope I can score more than him. I can score at least 15 goals, that’s what I hope. If I play every game, that’s what I expect. It’ll mean that there’s real competition and that we’re pushing each other upwards. I hope we can win the title. We have quality and youth. I think we have every chance of winning this year, with the team we have. So it’s very clear” said Giroud. Another Maldini enters history books! Daniele, son of Paolo and grandson of Cesare stars in Milan winThe French international also talked about his last months in Chelsea, which were tough, according to the player himself. “I really liked the Premier League. But you get to a point where a decision has to be made. My last three months over there, and this I said to the manager, Tuchel, were too difficult. It seemed evident that I had to leave the club. A page was turning, with some emotion and after some fantastic moments there. There were good and bad times, but we did win three very nice titles” explained the former Chelsea star.
