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Olivier Giroud will never forget the first time he met Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Then the Swede stepped forward with a perfectly fine welcome.
– I will never forget what he said to me immediately when he saw me, says the Frenchman in a television interview.
Even though he has reached 37 years old, the goal king continues Olivier Giroud to deliver at the very highest level in football. Just like its predecessor Zlatan Ibrahimovic did for Milan until the age of 41.
Giroud leaves
This season, there have been 16 goals in Italy for the striker who surprisingly scored the most international goals for France of all time. But after it was rumored for a long time, it was recently announced that Giroud will leave Milan after the season.
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He came to Milan from Chelsea in the summer of 2021. At the time, the idea was that he would watch and learn from Ibrahimovic, who was about to end his career.
Zlatan’s words
Already in the first season they won the Serie A title together and settled for the lone attacking spot throughout that year. Giroud’s very best memory of Zlatan is when they met for the first time and the Swede offered a neat welcome gesture.
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After ten years in England, with games at Arsenal and Chelsea, the Frenchman moved to Italy and it was Ibrahimovic who welcomed him to AC Milan. Of course in typical Zlatan fashion.
– “Ibra” really welcomed me and I will never forget what he said to me immediately when he saw me: “There is only one king in Milan, and that is me”, says Olivier Giroud in an interview with Milan TV.
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He really appreciated his time as a teammate with Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
– I liked him very much right from the start, he was entertaining. But he also helped me understand that I have come to a big club and that I must always perform my best, says Giroud in the TV interview.
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