How far will Olivier Giroud go?
At 36, and after having gone through many hardships in club and selection, the neo-top scorer in the history of the Blues (117 caps, 52 goals) stands proudly.
He started with the France team at the World Cup, and remains essential to AC Milan (19 matches, 9 goals this season).
For his wife, Jennifer Giroud, the former Montpellier resident is still far from retirement.
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“
Even after nineteen years by his side, he still impresses me with his resilience
,” his companion told Le Figaro.
Struck by his “
mind of a 20-year-old kid
”, she sees him “
doing a Zlatan (Ibrahimovic) and playing until he is 40
”.
“
He has a healthy lifestyle, we have a chef at home.
I feel that I will still hear about it for a long time, about football
, ”she laughs.
Olivier Giroud should start for the quarter-final of the World Cup against England this Saturday (8 p.m.).