Zlatan Ibrahimovic will sign a one-year renewal of his contract with Milan next week. According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, the 40-year-old Swedish striker has reached an agreement with the Italian club whose final details will be finalized in the coming days.
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Ibra’s presence in the campaign to present the new Milan shirts as current champion of the ‘scudetto’ achieved last season was the best indication that the will of both parties to continue linked for another season.
The previous contract expired last Friday, June 30, and Ibra has been a free player since then, although there were no doubts about his continuity despite the fact that he underwent surgery on May 25 for the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.
Low until the end of the year in the best of cases
An injury that will keep him off the pitch for between seven and eight months off, that is, until December or January, when he will be 41 years old, which he will be in October.
Hence, the new one-year contract will include a symbolic fixed part, such as Ibra’s desire to reduce his salary to the minimum while he recovers, and another variable amount depending on the games he plays and the results he obtains.
Despite physical problems that hampered his performance, Ibra was key in Milan winning their first ‘scudetto’ since 2011 due to his influence and experience in a group full of youngsters. The club and coach Stefano Pioli value the Swedish’s ascendancy in the locker room and agree to his desire to extend his long career for one more season.
Jordi Arches
