Olivier Giroud, ex Milan, will be among the protagonists of the next club world championship. Here is the background linked to the choice of number 9 at Milan
Olivier Giroud, ex Milan, will be among the protagonists of the next Club World Cup who will start in the United States. His Los Angeles FC He will make his debut on Monday 16, facing Chelsea, one of the former teams. During the classic press conference preceding the awaited race, the French striker revealed an interesting background linked to the choice of his shirt number at Milan and the relationship with the historic “number 9” Rossoneri. Here, below, his words:
Giroud: “The 9? Maldini warned me, but I showed that there is no curse”
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“When I signed for Milan, Paolo Maldini told me during the first video call on Zoom: ‘Are you sure of the number 9? It’s a bit cursed … I said it’s not the number I have on my back to make me good and score goals. No, I want nine. And then I showed him that there was no curse, that I was going well. “