Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Zlatan Ibrahimovic celebrated in style with a cigar and champagne bottle as AC Milan celebrated their first league title in over a decade.

Zlatan’s contract with Milan is set to expire at the of the current campaign. He walked into the field with the cigar in his mouth, and raised his hands on both sides to soak in the adoration of the travelling Milan fans. The 121-cap Swede has also won league titles in Spain with Barcelona, and in France with current Champions PSG.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic said he'd put AC Milan at the top again when he arrived in 2020. The Veteran serial winner delivered. Last night, he came out with ...

With coach Pioli, management and owners, he contributed to the growth of the players by sharing his experience and helping especially in the tough moments, despite not being able to play at times due to injury. Last night, he came out with cigars and champagne to celebrate with his teammates and the fans who invaded the pitch. The Veteran serial winner delivered.

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But it could finally be time for the towering striker to hang up his boots after hinting he could retire, although he insisted he would be in control of his fate. Naturally, the forever humble star discussed his contribution to helping Milan find their way back to the top of Italian football. But for Swedish veteran Ibrahimovic, it marked a bittersweet moment as their title win came just weeks after the death of his representative Mino Raiola, the Italian-Dutch super agent who died in April at the age of 54.

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At the end of the day, I did everything I could to help Milan win this trophy. Many laughed when I said that we’d win the Scudetto again, but we worked hard and showed the team what it means to suffer for your results. I still feel that I can make the difference when I’m on the pitch.

That Milan team was inherently reflective of its time, leaning on the likes of Ibrahimovic, Pato and Robinho to provide goals, moments and the eventual title.

It unlocks his technical aptitude and sense of balance on the ball, with the ability to wriggle out of tight spots and get the team up the pitch. Kessie leads the three, but only slightly, with 1.1 per 90 this term, in comparison to Tonali’s 0.9 and Bennacer’s 1.0. Kessie’s forthcoming departure for Barcelona might actually unlock Milan’s best tandem in Pioli’s 4-2-3-1. Following Ismael Bennacer and Ibrahimovic’s injuries against Napoli in November 2020, Milan were performing the proverbial smash and grab on a weekly basis, on the back of Franck Kessie’s penalty exploits and Theo Hernandez doing Theo Hernandez things at left-back. How do the Rossoneri build something sustainable from it, given the Scudetto for this project has arguably come ahead of schedule, despite losing Gianluigi Donnarumma and Hakan Çalhanoğlu, along with successive injury spells for Ibrahimovic and Simon Kjaer? But coming into the final game of the season this weekend, Rafael Leao and Giroud were the only Milan players to have scored over 10 goals. The 2010-11 Scudetto was like a perfect storm – upon Massimiliano Allegri’s hiring as coach, Alexandre Pato was coming into his own before injuries started to take their toll, while Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Thiago Silva were solidifying their respective statuses as world-class footballers in their positions, amid the career tail-ends of Clarence Seedorf and Alessandro Nesta.