Despite his age, we have all the details on Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s imminent return to the Sweden National Team. It will be announced tomorrow.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s return to Sweden appears imminent according to Sky Sport Italy. Earlier this season, there was a hint of the AC Milan star possibly going back to play for his country with the Euros still in mind. Thinking about the World Cup in 2022 is still premature but Zlatan still feels able to help his teammates this year. As his side gets ready for the World Cup qualifiers against Georgia, Kosovo, and Estonia; Zlatan should be announced as part of the squad on Tuesday.
Before this happened, coach Janne Anderson denied there was any chance of Ibra going back to the squad. However, things completely changed after both of them met during the month of November. Clearly, Ibrahimovic still feels competitive-enough to help Sweden and try to enlarge his all-time goal record. Following the trend of veteran players performing with their national teams, Zlatan has the unique chance to play the Euros while he is pushing 40 years of age.
Sweden could make an announcement tomorrow.
According to the timeline, Zlatan met with Andersen during the month of November and everything suddenly changed. They believed Ibra was too old to play for his national team but his performances this season made everybody at the Swedish FA change their minds. Clearly, there isn’t any other Swedish player who can perform at Zlatan’s level.
Given his history at the Euros, Andersen confirmed it was a great idea. This is what he revealed earlier this month: “When Zlatan opened up for games in the national team, it felt natural and important to meet and discuss it as soon as possible. I am glad that we managed to get a meeting so quickly.” We will keep you posted on the official announcement as soon as it happens.
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