Zlatan Ibrahimovic has seemingly confirmed that he held talks with AC Milan over a return but suggested he has not made any decision yet.
The surprise retirement of Ibrahimovic after the final match of 2022-23 was an emotional curtain call after a rollercoaster campaign with players, fans and even the big man himself in tears.
However, it didn’t take long for return rumours to begin. Social media and the media in general went into overdrive when Ibrahimovic’s car pulled up at the training ground the day before the Newcastle game, and he was at that match as well as meeting Gerry Cardinale and CEO Giorgio Furlani.
Ibrahimovic spoke on stage at the Festival dello Sport which is having its sixth edition in Trento this weekend (read the full comments here), and he was asked what the future holds for him.
“How long has it been since I retired? 3-4 months? I have a totally different freedom. I’m doing things for myself. I don’t have a boss telling me what to do or what to follow,” he began.
“I’m taking time to figure out what I want to do. There are more hourly offers than when I played. If I enter something I want to make a difference by being myself. I don’t want to enter a situation as a symbol.
“I enter, start from scratch and do what I can do. Then obviously, there is also your image as a character. Let’s see what happens, if something happens. I had a few meetings with Milan. The boss, the other boss. Let’s talk. Let’s see where we get. It’s time to get to know each other.
“Then if one can bring something it has an effect, if he can’t bring it it doesn’t have an effect. If they give me the contract to continue playing it has an effect. I’m joking (laughs). Let’s see.”
