Barca striker Ibrahimovic claims manager Guardiola is backing him
Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the Barcelona striker who has been the hot topic for transfer freaks and has been the focus of a lot of attention has actually confirmed that he wants to stay at Camp Nou and remain a part of Barca. He confirmed this in the friendly against Valerenga, a local club that Barcelona played with in Oslo.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is a Swedish football player and is also a part of the Swedish National Team. From Feburary 2009, Ibra with kaka were the highest paid footballers in the world annually with a pay of around nine million pounds.
Ibra has won the Capacannoniere in May 2009 with twenty five domestic goals in the season. Ibra also holds the record for the second highest transfer fee in football history which was an amazingly high figure of sixty nine million pounds from his former club, Internazionale to Barcelona.
Zlatan commented on the matter by saying that Barcelona’s coach told him that he is an important part of the team and he will play. If someone is not considered important then he does not play and Guardiola is supporting him on this matter so for now he definitely wants to stay on Barca’s squad.
Zlatan Ibrahimimovic has actually commented on Barcelona bagging David Villa as a “great signing” as he says that David is definitely one of the best players in the world and this will make the squad even stronger. Villa was actually bagged from Valencia at the start of the summer and now is thought to be a great asset to the team. He is hoped to do wonders and definitely expected of getting a spot as one of the strikers in the starting eleven.
Ibra has gone on to say that he is very happy in Catalunya and has not been giving much notice or significance to the daily new rumours that have been floating around about him.
Ibra, trying not to be modest, went on to say that he was very happy and content that other clubs were actually looking into him and that the offers were apparently coming. However, he said that this shows that he has something that the other clubs want showing merit and skill and proves to him that he has done something that has stood out from the rest.
He also went on to say that he still has another four years left to his contract and it is great to know that. He takes pride on knowing that other clubs are so interested in him but for now he is very happy and content with Barcelona and wants to remain with them.
Zlatan said that he does not want to leave as Barcelona is the best club in the world, even though he had been disappointing in the first season playing with them.
Ibra has actually been linked to a number of clubs which include Manchester City, and this move actually gained support and the eye when Barca signed Daivd Villa for a whopping fee of forty million euros.
Ibra has assured every one that he is yet to stay with Barca and he has himself set on the first title of the current season which is going to be the Spanish Super Cup and this match is going to be played against Sevilla.
Ibra left Inter Milan last season even though the team won the Champions League afterwards. Mourinho is Ibra’s former boss and he is actually keen on taking on the team of his former boss as he really believes that his team is the best in the world.
Inter Milan actually won the Champions league under Mourinho and now are facing Barcelona. Zlatan actually commented on this by saying that he is one of the greatest coach in the world and has actually become an expert in bringing mediocre teams to the top!
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