“I’m at Milan for three or four months and it’s going well. Because of my ego it was hard to stop. I still think I’m the improve, I could have continued, but I chose to stop.” Never banal – as he was not on the pitch – in his declarations, Zlatan Ibrahimovic. The former striker of MilanToday Senior Adviser of the Rossoneri club, was interviewed on ABTalks, a podcast hosted by the YouTuber Anas Bukhash. Various topics were covered: from farewell to football played to the new life from manager. Without forgetting the relationship with the family and in the emotional memory of who – how Mino Raiola – is no longer present in his life.
Cardinale’s offer
After further 800 attendance between national championships and European cups, new horizons have opened up before Zlatan Ibrahimovic, as sports manager. Currently Senior Adviser at Milan, the former Swedish footballer says he feels comfortable in his new role. “Cardinal he made me an offer I couldn’t refuse. I’ve been at Milan for three or four months and it’s going well.” A goodbye to football as much suffered as he was indelible in the minds of everyone present at San Siro for the last match of his career. A retreat which, despite everything, keeps Ibra’s self-esteem high and allows him to dedicate more time to his private life: “I still think I’m the improveI could have continued, but I chose to stop because I wanted to do more things with mine children. If I had continued, I wouldn’t have been able to do things because of problems with knee. I got to a point where I said ‘enough, now start a new chapter of my life'”.
Helena and Raiola
Ibrahimovic also spoke about the relationship with wife Helena: “He always tells me to remember who he took care of me in the years. She gave up her career for me, she has me accompanied in everything I did and put everything aside. In a relationship you don’t have to have a big ego, but rather 50-50% each. Furthermore, people may think that we are one family who loves to live a luxurious life, but Helena does the washing and cooking. We only have one cleaner. I accompany him children at school and I’ll go get them to training“.
In the heart and memories of the Swedish champion there will always be room for Mino Raiola, his historic attorney who passed away on April 30, 2022: “It was a hard blow. I have cry very very much. And it’s not over yet because sometimes I get gods flashback. I miss him. Everyone who knows me and him understands how close we were. If you could send him a message I would write to him right now that I miss…“.
The article Ibrahimovic: “Cardinal made me an offer I couldn’t refuse. Raiola? I cried a lot” comes from Il Fatto Quotidiano.