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KOMPAS.com – Former Swedish national team player, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, revealed the story behind his move from Inter Milan to the giants of the Spanish League (LaLiga), Barcelona, in 2009.
The transfer involving Zlatan Ibrahimovic is said to be inseparable from the striker’s personal ambition to play with Lionel Messi and conquer the Champions League on the Spanish League stage.
This story was revealed by former Inter Milan sporting director, Marco Branca, who provides a new perspective regarding the long and complicated process behind Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s move to Barcelona.
According to Branca, the transfer was not just a club decision, but rather a strong encouragement from the player himself.
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic was brought in by Barcelona in the summer of 2009, right after the Catalan club made history by winning the treble winners.
At that time, the presence of the Swedish striker was seen as the final piece to maintain Barcelona’s dominance in Europe along with Lionel Messi or Leo Messi.
However, in reality, these high expectations were not fully realized.
Even though they showed individual quality, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Barcelona together under the direction of Pep Guardiola never really found harmony.
Ibrahimovic’s desire is the starting point
Marco Branca revealed that the idea of Zlatan Ibrahimovic moving to Barcelona developed slowly and did not happen in a short time.
He emphasized that the main factor behind the transfer was the player’s determination.
“It is something that is developing very slowly,” he was quoted as saying by Sport Newspaper.
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“Zlatan wants to go to Barcelona, he wants to play with Messi no matter what and win the Champions League, and that desire is what started it all.”
This statement confirms that Inter Milan actually has no plans to release its flagship striker.
In fact, Barcelona is starting to actively explore opportunities to perfect their new sports project.
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