Giroud: Ligue 1 is poached by richer clubs every year. There is not much difference between Ligue 1 and Serie A.

Giroud, who returned to Ligue 1 to join Lille this summer, accepted an exclusive interview with L'Equipe. Talking about the level of Ligue 1, he believes that there is not much difference between Ligue 1 and Serie A.

Reporter: "It has been 13 years since moving to Arsenal in 2012. How do you view returning to Ligue 1? The return of world champions, Pavard (Marseille), Pogba (Monaco), Thauvin (Lens), coincides with the league going through difficult times, which often helps to increase its value. "

Giroud said: "Obviously, the return of the world champion to the local league is very beneficial. However, the league is indeed facing a dilemma. Fortunately, we have excellent youth training centers to cultivate players, but we are unable to retain them. Even so, the league still maintains a good standard. "

"We won't compare with the Premier League, but I don't think there is a huge gap between the levels of Ligue 1 and Serie A. Perhaps Italy has more traditional strong teams that can maintain their top status. But we have played Roma recently (Lille beat Roma 1-0 away in the Europa League on October 3) and no French club has won there before. To be honest, we can definitely compete with them, even though they are top of the Serie A table (tied with Napoli). In the European war, the French team performed very well and fully proved its strength. "

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