MLS side LAFC are set to sign former Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud this summer, according to reports.

France's forward #07 Antoine Griezmann (L) hugs France's forward #09 Olivier Giroud before the Qatar 2022 World Cup quarter-final football match between England and France at the Al-Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, north of Doha, on December 10, 2022. (Photo by GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP via Getty Images)
France’s Antoine Griezmann (L) hugs Olivier Giroud before the Qatar 2022 World Cup quarter-final football match between England and France at the Al-Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, north of Doha, on December 10, 2022. (Photo by GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP via Getty Images)

Tom Bogert of The Athletic broke the news on Wednesday that LAFC were finalising a deal to sign Olivier Giroud when his contract with AC Milan expires this summer.

Bogert reports that Giroud would link up with his new side after Euro 2024, with the MLS summer transfer window opening on July 18th, four days after the Euros final.

The deal will last until the end of 2025, with the MLS operating on a calendar-year basis.

AC Milan's French forward Olivier Giroud acknowledges fans during the winner's trophy ceremony after AC Milan won the Italian Serie A football match between Sassuolo and AC Milan, securing the "Scudetto" championship on May 22, 2022 at the Mapei - Citta del Tricolore stadium in Sassuolo. (Photo by Tiziana FABI / AFP) (Photo by TIZIANA FABI/AFP via Getty Images)
AC Milan’s Olivier Giroud acknowledges fans during the winner’s trophy ceremony after AC Milan won the Italian Serie A on May 22, 2022. (Photo by TIZIANA FABI/AFP via Getty Images)

Fabrizio Romano reports on Twitter and his Daily Briefing that LAFC have reached a verbal agreement to sign Giroud. Whilst nothing is signed yet, the deal is close to done.

After making an initial bid for Giroud earlier this week, an initial agreement is now in place.

Hugo Lloris had his part to play in the move, calling Giroud to try and persuade him to join, allowing the pair to become teammates again in the MLS.

Olivier Giroud, Theo Walcott, and Mathieu Flamini attend an Arsenal game at the Emirates Stadium
Olivier Giroud, Theo Walcott, and Mathieu Flamini attend an Arsenal game at the Emirates Stadium in 2023/24

Giroud has spent almost three years with AC Milan, scoring 46 goals in 121 games for the side and winning Serie A once in 2021/22. Before that, he scored 39 in 119 appearances for Chelsea.

But Giroud made the most appearances for Arsenal, scoring 105 goals in 253 games, winning three FA Cup trophies and three Community Shields.

The striker is also a World Cup winner with France, as well as finishing as a runner-up in the 2022 World Cup and the 2016 Euros.