Olivier Giroud was already yesterday’s news when LAFC introduced him as their most recent addition on Thursday afternoon. The focus had already shifted to Giroud’s longtime attacking partner on the French national team, Antoine Griezmann.
With two members of France’s 2018 World Cup champion team on its roster in Giroud and goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, LAFC is now targeting a third in Griezmann, according to a person familiar with the situation who spoke under the condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the negotiations. LAFC thinks the question isn’t if it will acquire Griezmann but when, the person said.