The striker's move to Lille marks a return to his home country for the first time since 2012, when he left Montpellier for Arsenal.

Despite a standing ovation on his farewell night, Giroud leaves LAFC with just five goals in 37 appearances and struggled to find form in a 1-0 loss.

Olivier Giroud has completed his move to Ligue 1 side Lille after a disastrous spell with LAFC in MLS. This browser is not supported, please use a different one or install the app The veteran striker scored just three goals in 21 MLS matches for LAFC,