Lille veteran Giroud admits it's likely he will retire at end of season

[p]The [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lille/pfDZL71o/"]Lille[/a] forward became his country's record goalscorer during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, only to be overtaken by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mbappe-kylian/Wn6E2SED/"]Kylian Mbappe[/a] earlier this year.[/p][p][b]Speaking to [i]L'Equipe[/i], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/giroud-olivier/AJPBp2as/"]Giroud[/a] said that "as a player, I think it is very probably my last season".[/b][/p][p][b]"That's why I'm making the most of every moment," he added.[/b][/p][embed guid="a177cfcf-1da0-49eb-9888-43c7551e8953" url="https://x.com/Ligue1_ENG/status/2104889320611926143" social-type="twitter" /][p]Giroud has had a sterling career having won the World Cup with France in 2018.[/p][p]He scored 57 goals in 137 appearances for his country.[/p][p]He has also enjoyed an impressive club career, winning league titles in France with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/montpellier/Eyf00syR/"]Montpellier[/a] and in Italy with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ac-milan/8Sa8HInO/"]AC Milan[/a].[/p][p]His greatest club success came with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chelsea/4fGZN2oK/"]Chelsea[/a] when they won the Champions League in 2021, while he also won the FA Cup four times, three of those with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/arsenal/hA1Zm19f/"]Arsenal[/a].[/p][p]He began his career in 2006 with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/grenoble/UgPj1p1N/"]Grenoble[/a] in the French second division.[/p][p]He won the last of his French caps in 2024.[/p]