This gesture will make him even bigger with his many fans. Sensitized by the story of young Maël (assumed name), out of school for three months, Olivier Giroud, champion with a big heart, sent a strong message to the 10-year-old schoolboy, victim of school bullying for several years. At the microphone of RTL, the top scorer in the history of the France team (53) invited him to San Siro to attend an AC Milan match.
“Maël, if you listen to me, I find that you are a very brave boy for your age, launched the center-forward of the Blues in Focus Sunday. I have a lot of admiration for what you said, for having the will and the courage to speak about these touching and sad events, which should not happen. I would like to talk a little more about it with you and meet you if you agree. I invite you to an AC Milan game at San Siro, it will be my pleasure to meet you. »
The young boy and his family, very surprised by this gesture of humanity, accepted the invitation of the player, himself the father of a girl who is approximately the same age: “We did not expect that as a surprise , Maël is very happy because he loves football, told Mickaël, the father, to RTL. It’s unimaginable. He cried with joy and cried, it touches him a lot. We thank Olivier Giroud. »
The story of this young schoolboy from Saône-et-Loire has raised public awareness. For three years, he was persecuted, morally and physically, by several other kids in his school. The little boy had expressed his suicidal desires and his parents had been forced to withdraw him from school. The families of two of the students bullies finally agreed to change schools, allowing Maël to return to his class. He now has to find a date for a short trip to Italy.
The next meeting of AC Milan in its San Siro stadium will take place on March 13, with the reception of Salernitana in the league. Serie A champion in 2022, the Lombard club currently occupies third place in the standings after 24 days, 18 units behind leader Naples.