A possible return to Swedish selection at the Euro, a title of Italian champion with AC Milan and still goals … Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 39, displays an intact appetite on the occasion of his return from injury.
“As long as I am well, I will continue”, proclaims the Swedish star in a joint interview granted Friday to the Repubblica and the Corriere dello Sport, a few days after having found the grounds after seven weeks of absence.
“My contract ends in June, we are discussing” a possible extension, adds “Ibra”, returned to Milan in January 2020, in a role of tutor in the middle of a team under construction, the youngest of the Italian championship in average age.
“The challenge today is to grow a young team, very different from what I have known. It gives me even more satisfaction than a victory”, continues the striker, scorer of ten Serie A goals. At this season.
Beyond the ambition displayed by the club to regain the Champions League, a competition that the Rossoneri have not played for seven years, Zlatan Ibrahimovic dreams of a league title: “The title of champion of winter does not interest me, only the real title, “he says, while AC Milan, leader of Serie A, can win the honorary title of” winter champion “on Monday, on occasion a trip to Cagliari on the 18th day.
The former Paris SG striker also confirms that he is thinking of returning to the Swedish selection for the Euro in June: “It’s no secret. We’ll see, it will depend on how I feel. I’m not going in a team if I have nothing to contribute “.
In November, Sweden coach Janne Andersson met the player (116 caps, 62 goals) to discuss the possible return. Ibra’s last match in the selection dates back to Euro-2016.