AC Milan fans can keep those smiles off their faces. A day after their team secured a place in the Champions League semi-finals for the first time in 16 years, the Rossoneri received another piece of news. San Siro declared that Olivier Giroud will stay at the club for one more season.Even though his current contract expired in June, there was no uncertainty as to whether the experienced Frenchman would extend his contract with Milan, the only question was when he would do so. And Giroud decided that it would be this very Wednesday, just twenty hours after he scored a goal that secured his team a place among the four best teams in Europe.The Italian Sky claims that the salary of the 36-year-old attacker will not change, and in the next season he will collect 3,500,000 euros and a certain amount in the name of bonus.##NAJAVA_MECA_7190522##He will turn 37 in September and may not be in the best shape, but Giroud proved to Stefano Pioli that the manager can count on him and, along the way, broke the curse of Milan’s “number nine”, which was worn without success by Matri, Torres, Destro, Adriano, Lapadula, Silva, Higuain, Piątek and Mandzukic.He scored five goals in the Champions League, a total of 13 in all competitions, and also recorded six assists. After all, he is the only striker that Pioli can rely on at all times due to the injury problems of Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Divock Origi. Therefore, even in the event that Milan go for a new, younger striker in the summer, Giroud will still have a place and importance in the team of the current champion of Italy.Giroud arrived at San Siro in the summer of 2021 from Chelsea for less than 3,000,000 euros. If we look at mere statistics, in 76 games he scored 27 goals and 10 assists, although he brought much more to Milan.📸 | Giroud renews his contract with Milan until June 2024 pic.twitter.com/cY4IxnhBdW— Milan Eye (@MilanEye) April 19, 2023
