{
  "id": 10894507,
  "title": "‘There is only one king’ – Olivier Giroud reveals Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s welcome at AC Milan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/there-is-only-one-king-olivier-giroud-reveals-zlatan-ibrahimovics",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-30T08:05:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/only-one-king-olivier-giroud-080500909.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Olivier Giroud (40) has shared the story of how he was received by Zlatan Ibrahimovic when he joined AC Milan in the summer of 2021. The French striker had spent three years at Chelsea before his move to the Serie A giants, where he had become a key player for Arsenal. His reputation as a French football icon was already well-established, thanks to his role in their 2018 FIFA World Cup victory. Giroud had even briefly become France's all-time top scorer, a record that was later broken by Kylian Mbappé. However, his experience at AC Milan proved to be different. Ibrahimovic, who was in his second spell with the club, made it clear that he was the only king in the San Siro. \"He killed me when I arrived in Milan,\" Giroud recalled in an interview with L'Équipe. \"He welcomed me, but then he told me: 'It’s cool that you’re coming, but know that here, there is only one king and it’s me.'\" Despite Ibrahimovic's assertive welcome, Giroud went on to make 132 appearances for AC Milan, netting 49 goals before moving to LAFC in 2024.",
  "summary": "Olivier Giroud (40) has revealed the welcome that he received from Zlatan Ibrahimovic when he joined AC Milan back in the summer of 2021. Giroud joined the Serie A giants following a three-year stint ...",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}