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Zlatan Ibrahimovic is still injured, but is on the way back from his knee surgery.
However, according to Zlatan himself, there is no date for the comeback.
And by all accounts, it won’t be stressed.
During the spring of 2022, Zlatan Ibrahimovic a big factor in his AC Milan taking home the league title in Italy’s Serie A. The 41-year-old superstar was subsequently forced to undergo knee surgery in the summer which has kept him off the football pitch ever since.
Comeback is coming
A comeback is approaching, and “Ibra” has previously shown off his physical progress on his social channels. Currently, Zlatan and AC Milan are at a training camp in Dubai, but the Swede is training individually there. The comeback is expected to be made around the turn of the month between January and February.
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But given the long injury layoff, Ibrahimovic will not stress.
– It would be wrong to set an exact date. Had it been up to me, I would have played the first league match from the start. But I don’t think like that anymore. When I’m ready, I play, says Ibrahimovic in an interview with Italian La Gazzetta dello Sport.
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“Don’t have that ego”
“Ibra” also believes that his ego is not at the same level as it was ten years ago, and he is clear that he can no longer “do everything himself” on the pitch.
– I can’t take a place just because my name is Ibrahimovic and maybe I can limp through a match. If I’m in, I have to leave an impression, otherwise it’s better to sit on the bench or in the stands. I no longer have the ego I had ten years ago.
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Serie A resumes after the World Cup break on December 4, and Zlatan Ibrahimovic is ready to unleash the younger talents in the squad.
– Today I am different, more mature, more responsible. I am at the disposal of the younger players and of the coach, he decides. I no longer believe that I can do everything myself. I respect all decisions, even if they don’t favor me, he concludes.
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