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Xavi praises Zlatan Ibrahimovic

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The Spanish midfield maestro has praised the Swedish star, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, claiming that the former Milan striker is a top level player.
Barcelona recently faced PSG during the pre-season friendly games and Xavi Hernandez was full of praise for the newly signed PSG star, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Zlatan-Ibrahimovic-c38029.
Ibrahimovic was once a Barcelona player and while many concede that he was a flop at the Nou Camp, Xavi Hernandez believes that he is a phenomenal player.
Ibrahimovic joined Barcelona back in the 2009-2010 season after he was swapped for Samuel Eto’o, who joined the Italian side, Inter Milan.
Many believe that Ibrahimovic was not getting along with the Barcelona team, but Xavi believes that the Swedish striker is a phenomenal player and did a lot for the Catalan club.
Ibra joined the Italian side, AC Milan, after having a rift with Josep Guardiola, but Xavi believes that the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Inter-c39567 star didn’t leave behind a bad image.
Recently, Ibrahimovic joined PSG from Milan and will now be a part of Carlo Ancelotti’s project in the French league.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 and PSG faced each other during a pre-season friendly game and even though the Catalan giants took a 2-0 lead over the French outfit, Ibrahimovic pulled one back from a penalty and later the scores were tied at 2-2 when the game finished.
Speaking about Ibrahimovic as a player, Xavi Hernandez stated:
“He is a great signing. He performed fantastically for us and he is a top level player.”
“He can bring a lot to them, and is the signing they needed to go on and win the French title.”
“I don’t think he had a disappointing season [at Barcelona]. We won La Liga and got to the semi-finals of the Champions League, he scored important goals and we had a good understanding with him on the pitch and in the dressing room.”
“He only stayed one year but he didn’t leave behind a bad image.”
Xavi Hernandez recently helped http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 win the Euro for second time in succession.
The Spanish midfield maestro is currently on a pre-season tour with Barcelona, and will be starting the Spanish La Liga season next month as his side takes on Real Sociedad in the very first fixture. 

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