Zlatan Ibrahimovic returns to Milanello in mid-August.
Coach Stefano Pioli tells Gazzetta dello Sport about the Swede’s plan.
– He’s still very hungry, says Pioli.
After revealing the gold medal for the Milan League Zlatan Ibrahimovic He had been playing with an injured cruciate ligament for several months.
The 41-year-old Swede has undergone surgery and is currently aiming for another season in Serie A. However, he is not doing that with his team at the moment.
‘crazy sacrifices’
– Zlatan is not here but he is still with us because he is in constant contact with everyone, AC Milan coach Stefano Pioli said in the Gazzetta dello Sport paper edition on Friday, according to Football Italia.
The coach continues:
He’s a hero who can always make a difference. But first he has to get better. At the end of last season, he made crazy sacrifices. People didn’t know it, but he could only train for a quarter of an hour.
– He has superior technique and intelligence and, above all, is still very hungry.
Back this winter?
Stefano Pioli also revealed when Zlatan Ibrahimovic will return to Milanello’s training facility in the same location as the rest of the squad.
– From mid-August he will be in Milanello to continue his route.
Milan starts Serie A on August 13 with a home match against Udinese. Zlatan Ibrahimovic was reported to be out for 7-8 months after surgery at the end of May, so if the diagnosis is correct, he will be available for games during the winter.