Zlatan Ibrahimovic doubts he will stay at AC Milan if the situation does not change, while insisting that neither he nor the Serie A club should compete in the Europa League. Ibrahimovic returned to Milan – where he previously won the Scudetto in 2011 – as a free agent in January after leaving the MLS, the THE Galaxy, but there are doubts about its future beyond the 2019-2020 season. The 38-year-old forward scored six goals since returning to Milan, helping the Rossoneri – seven-time winner of the Champions League – qualify for the Europa League.
In the midst of uncertainty and the announced report by general manager Ivan Gazidis regarding the arrival of Rangnick, the former player of Manchester United, Paris Saint-Germain and FC Barcelona, Zlatan Ibrahimovic issued a warning. “Ibra plays to win something or he stays at home”, Ibrahimovic told ‘Sportweek’ magazine of ‘La Gazzetta dello Sport’ in an interview to be published on Saturday.
“They told me that retirement in america was too easy, so I came back to Milan. I’m here purely out of passion, because I play mostly for free … Then this situation, the Covid stopped everything and I thought, maybe there is something trying to tell me that I should take my retirement … Fortunately, we returned to the field. My calf hurt, but after two days I was ready to return to the team. Ibra is like that. But they told me to take the time, “added the Swede.
“Ibra was born to play football and is still the best at playing football. We will see how I feel in two months. We will also see what is going on with the club. If that is the situation, to be honest, it is unlikely you will see me in Milan next season. Ibra is not a Europa League player and Milan is not a club that belongs to the Europa League“, concluded the striker who passed through PSG.
Asked about an apparent confrontation with Gazidis before the Italian Cup semi-final, Ibrahimovic said: “I spoke for myself and for the team. I needed to have explanations about the future, mine and that of Milan. I said it was not the great Milan that I knew, it’s true, but we have to do our best, even in this situation. Ibra is there, Ibra is taking care of it. I have to be there or you’re going to lose the fans. “
“I don’t know if there will be another club after Milan, I never like to close doors on opportunities. I will only go to a place where I have some control, not where words speak for themselves nothing. I always have too much passion for what I do, “added the Swede. Pioli did not replace Marco Giampaolo until October and when he allowed the results to improve, former RB Leipzig coach Rangnick would have agreed to take over in 2020-2021. “Who is Rangnick? I don’t even know who he is”, concluded Ibrahimovic.
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