Zlatan Ibrahimovic says French football is "collapsing" without him
Former Paris Saint-Germain star Zlatan Ibrahimovic says his departure has harmed French Football and even the presence of Neymar and Lionel Messi is not enough.
played between 2012 to 2016 for
PSGand won 12 major trophies including four Ligue 1 titles. The 41-year-old striker scored 156 goals in 180 matches for the French club. Only Edinson Cavani and Kylian Mbappe have scored more goals for PSG than Zlatan.
Zlatan who has not played for
Milanthis season, after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury at the end of last season, claimed in an interview with the French press that his absence has harmed Ligue 1 in recent years.
Ibrahimovic told Canal+:
"Since I left France, everything is collapsing.
"There is no longer any interesting subject. France needs me, but I don't need France.”
The former PSG legend has also said that stars like Lionel Messi, Neymar, and Kylian Mbappe have not done enough for the Ligue 1.
"Even if you have Mbappe, Neymar and Messi, it's not enough, because you don't have God.”
After leaving PSG, Zlatan played for Manchester United and Los Angeles Galaxy and then returned to Milan in 2019. He has scored 36 goals in 74 matches for Milan in his second stint and won the Serie A with Rossoneri.
Ibrahimovic is expected to return to action in 2023 and recently insists he has no plan to retire, despite struggling with injuries and he will not give up.
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