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Napoli try to tempt PSG ace Zlatan Ibrahimovic with big contract offer!
The Swedish star runs out of contract this summer and he seems to have no intension of extending his stay at the Parc des Princes after the end of his deal. Ibra, 34, has been linked with the best and richest clubs of world football.
Chelsea, Manchester United ad AC Milan belong to the first category, while Chinese and MLS sides would be ready to tempt the former Barcelona front-man with stunning contract offers.
However, Ibra does not want to leave European football yet. This morning’s edition of La Repubblica reported that a Chinese Super League side have offered Zlatan € 75 million a year to play there, but money is not a problem for Ibra who still wants to compete in the best leagues of the world and so a move to the MLS should be excluded too.
You think I’m done. But I’m just warming up.#VitaminWellplus pic.twitter.com/FRWPGstbJ1
— Zlatan Ibrahimović (@Ibra_official) 24 marzo 2016
Talking to Sport Mediaset, Jennifer Jugerup a Swedish journalist who is very close to the player’s entourage revealed Napoli could be a plausible option for Ibrahimovic’s future.
“I don’t think he’ll be back to Italy”, Mrs. Jugerup told Italian journalists.
“However, a club like Napoli would be ideal for him. He has never played in the south of Italy, that would be a new experience. I don’t think he’ll move back to AC Milan as the team is even struggling to qualify to Champions League.”
“He’s fit and he still wants to play in a big European side. It’ too early for him to play in the MLS because he has realized he became a man, both mentally and physically.”
“He has always been a great pro, he has never smoked, he’s very fit and that’s why he wants to carry on playing [at a high level].”
Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis is believed to have met Ibra’s entourage offering the Swedish ace € 8 million a year plus bonuses, which means the player would get around € 10 million per season at the San Paolo.
In addition, Ibrahimovic’s agent Mino Raiola (pictured) revealed radio CRC one day his client revealed him he wanted to end his playing career at Napoli, despite De Laurentiis’ reluctance to sign players older than 30 year old.
Napoli would get the money to pay Zlatan’s contract selling their current top scorer Gonzalo Higuain whose release clause is set to € 94 million, a price which some big European club could be ready to pay after watching the Argentinean hit-man finding the net 31 times in 37 games in all competitions this season.
The Azzurri could be that kind of club Zlatan is looking for: a new adventure that would allow him to become the chief protagonist of an important European championship as well as of the Champions League.
Lorenzo Bettoni @lorebetto
