Paris Saint-Germain’s sporting director has hailed the qualities of the Sweden international and believes that the striker is one of the best in the business
Les Parisiens paid a huge amount, believed to be in the region of 22 million Euros to AC Milan, in order to acquire Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s services.
Many eyebrows were raised over the hefty fee for a player, who is in his thirties. However, the sporting director of the club believes that the Ile giants were right to splash so much cash on the 30-year-old.
Former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Zlatan-Ibrahimovic-c38029, arrive at Parc des Princes.
Talking in particularl about former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 man, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Leonardo said that the Swede is one of the best players on the planet and PSG are lucky to have him in their ranks.
The former Milan manager added that the 30-year-old is in a class of his own and he should not be compared with the likes of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cristiano-Ronaldo-c9629.
“We can talk about Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, but they are nothing like Ibrahimovic," Leonardo told L'Equipe.
Praising the fitness level of Ibrahimovic, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sweden-c3015 captain is a fantastic goal-scorer and is a nightmare for the opponents.
''At almost 100 kilos and 1.96 meters, he's the best target-man in the world,” Leonardo replied when asked about Ibrahimovic’s fitness level.
Leonardo stated that Paris Saint-Germain is a club that is growing in stature day by day.
The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Inter-c39567 Milan manager added that the Parisiens received a huge amount of criticism when they signed the likes of Thiago Silva and Zlatan Ibrahimovic this summer. However, club’s sporting director believes that it will all change in next couple of
years and people will soon realise what we are doing here.
''When we signed Thiago Silva and Zlatan this summer, everybody was really impressed with what we had done. In two or three years' time, people will react completely different.''
Paris Saint-Germain have not won any of their opening two games of the season. The Ile giants will host Bordeaux this Sunday, as they seek their first win of the 2012/2013 Ligue 1 campaign.
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