Since returning to AC Milan more than 12 months ago, Zlatan Ibrahimovic has had his fair share of criticism, and today, he has spoken about his job in detail.
New information about Ibrahimovic’s role, power and ideas are consistently coming out as Milan find themselves in different situations and as was the case in the summer, it seems the Swede will be the key man in the upcoming mercato.
In addition to this, Ibrahimovic could find himself being decisive in the future of the head coach. Despite Paulo Fonseca not being under the spotlight yet, he is very close to being, and his position is seemingly weakening, regardless of reports of calm among the management.
Today, words from Ibrahimovic to Harvard Business School were published in a 24-page long document, alongside comments from other key members of the management, and he spoke about his job as well as his relationship with other members of the staff – his words have been transcribed by Milan News.
Relationship with Furlani…
“Giorgio and I first met when he came in during the Elliott period. When he became CEO, we sat down to talk and he liked the meeting enough to encourage Gerry to meet with me. Gerry initially said he didn’t want to hire former players, but Giorgio convinced him that I was different.
“When it comes to numbers, we rely on Giorgio. When he starts doing his calculations, like which players we can afford, he’s a monster.”
On his role…
“I am Zlatan and my role is to be Zlatan. I have a lot to learn, but I think I also have a lot to give and I wanted to be in a position where I can make a difference. One of my responsibilities here at Milan is to grow the winning mentality of the team and to make sure that the team produces results.
“I tell the players: ‘When you are here at Milan, if you get results, you can make history’. I am close to the team but not too close, I am in a different position than when I was a player along with many others who are still in the team.”
