LAFC have already found the player they want to replace Olivier Giroud at the club, with the MLS side planning a major transfer coup.

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.

France’s all-time top scorer Olivier Giroud has signed a one-year deal with Lille, marking a sensational return to Ligue 1 13 years after he last played in the French top flight, the club said on Tuesday.