AC Milan: Zlatan Ibrahimovic says Italy belongs to the Serie A champions after ending 11-year wait for league title
AC Milan finished two points ahead of rivals Inter Milan at the top of Serie A
Zlatan Ibrahimovic gave a rousing post-match dressing room speech in which he said "Italy belongs to AC Milan" after they won the Serie A title.
The Italians won their 19th league title, but first for 11 years, by beating Sassuolo in their final league game at the weekend.
Afterwards, 40-year-old striker Ibrahimovic addressed the players, saying he was proud of them all.
"I'm not about to say goodbye," he said.
"From day one, when I arrived and then others arrived afterwards, very few believed in us.
"But when we understood that we needed to make sacrifices, suffer, believe and work - when this happened we became a group.
"And when you are a group you can achieve the things we've achieved. Now, we're champions of Italy."
After thanking his team-mates and the club's staff, the former Manchester United and Paris St Germain striker praised: "I'm very proud of you all.
"Now do me a favour and celebrate like champions because it isn't Milan that belongs to AC Milan, Italy belongs to AC Milan."
Milan star Zlatan Ibrahimovic has reportedly decided to play for one more season, provided he won’t need to undergo a new surgery in the coming weeks.
If a new operation isn’t necessary, Paolo Maldini and Ricky Massara will offer him a new one-year deal until June 2023. On the other hand, if Ibra needs to go under the knife, forcing him to remain out of action for several months, he may decide to end his playing career. Milan remain on the lookout for a new centre forward regardless of Ibrahimovic’s decision over his future.
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