2023-04-19 18:16:11
It had been strongly anticipated for a few days already. It is now done. Olivier Giroud, 36, extended his one-year contract with AC Milan on Wednesday afternoon. The information, reported on our site shortly before 4 p.m., was made official less than two hours later on the social networks of the club with which he is now engaged until June 2024. season in this event), he was, with his compatriot Mike Maignan, one of the artisans of the qualification of his team in the semi-finals of the Champions League (1-1). At 36 years and 200 days, he became, by the way, the 2nd oldest French scorer in history in C1 behind Laurent Blanc (36 years and 338 days).
Started several weeks ago, negotiations for its extension had made very significant progress at the end of March. A second meeting, after that of early February, was then held between Paolo Maldini, the sporting director of the Lombard club, Frédéric Massara, its football director, and Michael Manuello, the attacker’s agent.
Even if the salary conditions have not been filtered, there is talk in Italy of an annual amount slightly higher than 3.5 million euros accompanied by various bonuses.
Arrived in Milan in the summer of 2021 from Chelsea, Giroud largely contributed to winning the title, the first since 2011, in the spring of 2022. Through his professionalism and efficiency, he conquered the Tifosi and his coach Stefano Pioli. This season, he has already scored 13 goals in 38 games with AC Milan in all competitions. After 30 days, the Rossoneri currently occupy 4th place in Serie A, 8 points behind Lazio, 2nd, and 3 over AS Roma, 3rd.
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