40 years old and newly working.
But it does not appear that Zlatan Ibrahimovic has any plans to resign.
According to Gazzetta dello Sport, he is on the verge of extending his contract with Milan.
A few days after Milan won its first league title in eleven years Zlatan Ibrahimovic How severe his recent injury really was.
In an Instagram post, he said that he played without cruciate ligaments in his left knee – for six months.
“I didn’t suffer much on and off the field”he wrote.
Zlatan has now undergone surgery and is expected to be out for seven to eight months.
Despite this, he seems intent on continuing.
Meeting with the managers
According to recent information from credible Gazzetta dello Sport, he will meet sporting director Paolo Maldini and club director Ricky Massara this week to discuss a new contract.
The meeting is expected to take place “within the next few days”, according to Football Italia.
decrease in salary
Zlatan’s current contract expires last June.
He was the highest paid player in Milan with an annual salary of seven million euros (about 70 million kroner).
According to Gazetan, a new one-year contract will be discussed. This time with a lower salary linked to the number of matches he actually plays.
So Ibrahimovic is not expected to be eligible for a comeback until January.
He did not explicitly say that he intended to continue, but coach Stefano Pioli gave a clear hint that this was the case when he said after the operation:
Ibrahimovic had surgery because he wants to continue playing and still has more to give.
