Los Angeles FC striker Olivier Giroud agreed to terminate his MLS contract and will return home to France to join Lille this summer, ESPN reported Friday.The 38-year-old former FIFA World Cup champion with France in 2018 is in his second season with LAFC and has six months remaining on his contract.

Olivier Giroud is on the verge of a remarkable return to Europe with the veteran striker in talks to join Lille from Los Angeles FC, according to sources close to the negotiations.

Olivier Giroud has reached an agreement to join Lille, marking a sensational return to French football more than a decade after leaving Ligue 1. The 38-year-old, who spent the past year with Los Angeles FC in Major League Soccer, is close to finalising a one-year contract with Lille, with an option for an additional season.