Zlatan Ibrahimovic appeared at the final of the French Open – with Kylian Mbappé.
Now the world star reveals what the conversation was about.
– I appreciate it, he says.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has received praise from the entire football world after the announcement that he is ending his career. Ibrahimovic has dominated Europe for almost 20 years, conquering country after country, not least in France and PSG.
Show up with the superstar
Another world star now resides there in the form of Kylian Mbappé. The Frenchman has already broken numerous records in Ligue 1, and also scored a hat-trick in the World Cup final a few months ago. Mbappé is one of the candidates to win the Ballon D’or this year, and he seems to look up to the Swede.
A week after Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s retirement from football, the Swede appeared in the spotlight again. He sat in the stands during the final of tennis’ grand slam tournament, the French Open. After the match, Ibrahimovic received a personal thank you from winner Novak Djokovic, and he responded by making a heart back. But even during the match, attention was directed at Ibrahimovic.
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Revealing the words
In the stands, he sat next to Kylian Mbappé, and the two were seen talking on several occasions, and they also shared a couple of good laughs.
Now the French superstar reveals what the conversation was about.
– We mostly talked about his new life. It was nice, says Mbappé to Gazzetta dello sport.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has always been known to say exactly what he thinks and thinks, and that’s something that Kylian Mbappé likes.
– He is very straightforward and honest and that is something I appreciate, he says.
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