Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 41, is close to making a comeback.
And the trust is intact.
– I’m still God, I’m still number one, the Milan star told Mediaset.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic can make his season debut at home against Torino on Friday after more than eight months out through injury.
– I feel really good! I’m back in the group and I feel free on and off the field. I did everything to help the coach, the coaching staff and the club from the outside during this period. I’ve been patient, and the recovery is going according to plan, Ibra tells Italy’s Mediaset.
I was criticized for 25 years.
The 41-year-old Swede does not mind being questioned.
– Cash? She belongs, because if you don’t get criticized, you don’t belong at the top. For 25 years I’ve been criticized for being number one. I got used to it. It’s like pouring gasoline on a fire, he says and continues:
– My return is not a charity. If I’m going to play, it has to give results. Otherwise, it wouldn’t have been a challenge. Then I’d rather stay home with my kids.
“Leave many chapters to write.”
Ibrahimovic also gives his view on the future as a footballer.
– At 41, I still have many more chapters to write because the quality just doesn’t go away. My body changes, the physical preparation is different, but the quality remains. He says in my case, nothing has changed.