AC Milan forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic has
compared himself to a fine wine, claiming
that the older he gets, the better he
becomes.
The 30-year-old striker took his tally for
the season to 26 goals with a double in
Sunday’s 4-1 victory over Siena and feels
that he is improving with age.
“I’m like a wine: the older I am, the better
I get,” Ibrahimovic told Aftonbladet.
“I just hope that I can continue like this. I
feel very good here in Milan. I have done
a fantastic job this season.”
With Pep Guardiola having announced on Friday
that he will be stepping down as Barcelona
coach at the end of the season, the Spaniard is
now being linked with every top club in Europe,
including Milan.
It has been speculated that a potential move to
the Rossoneri for the Catalan trainer will not be
good news for Ibrahimovic, given that the pair
had a spectacular falling out during the Sweden
international’s season-long stay at Camp Nou.
However, the former Inter attacker insists that
he is not paying any attention to the rumour mill
and that he cannot envisage himself leaving San
Siro any time soon.
“I haven’t thought about what the papers have
written about Guardiola possibly joining Milan,”
Ibrahimovic insisted.
“I don’t listen to rumours about coaches and
such and I haven’t thought about leaving Milan.
If you like being where you are, then you should
stay.
“I’ve already had many challenges wherever I’ve
been. I like it here, so why not stay? I’ve learned
that if you like being where you are, then you
should stay, even if you want new challenges.”
Ibrahimovic said that the only thing he is
concentrating on at the moment is helping
Milan, who currently trail Serie A leaders
Juventus by three points, win their three
remaining fixtures as they fight to retain the
Scudetto.
“I think that I’ve broken all my personal records
this season, so it would be nice to win something
while you’re breaking your records,” he said.
“I don’t want to think that we won’t win
anything. There are three games left, and we
will try to do our best to win. We won’t give up.”
Ibrahimovic and Milan will be hoping to keep up
the pressure on the Bianconeri when they take
on Atalanta at the Giuseppe Meazza on
Wednesday.
Ibrahimovic getting better with age – says Ibrahimovic
