” Behind
In an interview with The team‘s magazine, French and Milanese striker Olivier Giroud talks about his successful season with the Rossoneri as they currently top the Serie A standings.
The former Arsenal striker talks about his decision to sign for the club he has supported since childhood, his Italian heritage and the Scudetto race to the end.
Leaving the Premier League
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It was pretty unavoidable given my history. I was close to signing with Inter, but God did it right. I had to wait a bit, be patient and in the meantime I won the Champions League. It had been just around the corner in the Premier League, even though it is the highest level league for 15 years. When I spoke with my agent, I didn’t see myself in Spain or Germany and the return to France was not my priority. Milan is the icing on the cake!
On his dream of signing for Milan
I always said that my dream was to play in England because I supported the French at Arsenal, but in Italy it was Milan! Shevchenko was my favorite striker. I also watched many videos of Marco van Basten. He had vivid memories of the Champions League final against Liverpool. I was very sad in 2005 when they won 3-0 and were caught before Sheva missed the deciding penalty. In 2007 he came back stronger and won it, it’s the sign of a great club. This Milan was of Italian class, always with his hair very well cared for, his pretty Rossoneri shirts, but also very professional and rigorous. You had Maldini, Costacurta and so many other exceptional players.
Without expecting to fight for the title when it arrives
There was a lot of work to do! I didn’t expect to fight for the title and the goal was to qualify for the Champions League again. But we are Milan, and with the positive results we have achieved, in my mind the goal quickly became the Scudetto.
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