At long last, Olivier Giroud’s time in MLS with LAFC has come to an end. On Friday, LAFC announced that they had mutually agreed to part ways, with the French striker set to return to Ligue 1 to join Lille as they look to move on from Canadian international Jonathan David.

Olivier Giroud, France's all-time top goalscorer, and Los Angeles FC have mutually agreed to part ways, the MLS club announced on Friday."Olivier has been an exemplary professional during his time at LAFC,

Now, he leaves LAFC sixth in the Western Conference, after crashing out of the FIFA Club World Cup with losses against England’s Chelsea, France’s Paris Saint-Germain and Brazil’s Flamengo, after qualifying against Liga MX’s Club América.