Video : Giroud touches down in Italy for AC Milan medical ahead of £1m move from Chelsea

 Olivier Giroud has touched down in 

Italy for his AC Milan medical ahead 

of joining the Serie A giants from 

Chelsea in a £1million deal.


The France forward was pictured on 


Thursday afternoon arriving at the Linate


 airport in Milan after being flown from 


Grenoble on a private jet.



Giroud, who was seen wearing a mask


 with the AC Milan badge on it, briefly


 waved to the cameras and posed for 


photographs as he stepped outside 


the airport before being whisked away 


in a 4x4 BMW by a club associate.


The striker will undergo his medical


 at Milan's training base on Friday 


before putting pen to paper on two-year 


contract worth £3million a season.



Reports in Italy claim his deal will include


 an option for a further deal and expect 


Giroud to be confirmed as a Milan 


player on Friday.



The Italian side had Giroud on their 


radar for some time and had hope to 


sign him on a free transfer this summer 


when his contract expired, but 


Chelsea activated a one-year 


extension meaning Milan had to 


trigger his £1million release clause.



Milan legend and the club's current


 technical director Paulo Maldini 


confirmed they were in advanced 


negotiations to sign Giroud earlier 


this week and described the veteran


 striker as a 'champion'.



Giroud, who last season won the 


Champions League with Chelsea, 


spent three years at Stamford Bridge, 


scoring 39 goals in 199 appearances 


for them.



His move to Italy will see Giroud play 


football outside of England for the first


 time since 2012, having spent six 


prolific years at Arsenal before joining


 London rivals Chelsea.



The France international is not due 


to link up with his new Milan team-mates


 until July 26 because of his participation


 at Euro 2020, meaning he will miss their


 first pre-season friendly against Pro 


Sesto this weekend.


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