Olivier Giroud has enjoyed a phenomenal career.
Olivier Giroud is France’s all-time top scorer, which is a remarkable feat given the talent that nation has produced over the years.
Giroud has netted a whopping 302 goals in 800 appearances across his career and is still plying his trade in Ligue 1 with Lille.
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The 39-year-old retired from international football in 2024, so he’s doing punditry work during the World Cup rather than being part of Didier Deschamps’ squad.
In one of his recent interviews, Giroud admitted that the ‘only regret’ of his career came at Arsenal.
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Olivier Giroud still rues not winning Premier League in 2016
Giroud has come out and admitted that he still rues not being able to lift the Premier League title with Arsenal.
“We had a great team,” the Frenchman explained to Football Daily.
“We played amazing football, but at the end, it was too hard to win the Premier League. This is my only regret in my career, not to have won it.
“We were close in 2016 when Leicester won it. Could have been the year, but Leicester was flying. It reminds me when I played with Montpellier.”
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Giroud will certainly be pleased that the Gunners finally managed to win the league title for the first time since 2003 last season.
In fact, it’s clear he still follows the club, as he spoke about Viktor Gyokeres in the media last month.
“First of all, Gyokeres, for me, is a great striker. When I first arrived at Arsenal, Arsene gave me time to adapt, he gave me confidence, it was not easy because Robin van Persie just left.
“I needed time, confidence, Arsene gave it to me, and I think Arteta is doing the same with Gyokeres.”
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