Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 41, Says He Is Not Retiring Anytime Soon

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has said he has no plans to stop playing football despite being the oldest goal-scorer in Serie A at age 41.

Ibrahimovic contract with AC Milan expires at the end of the current campaign, and after suffering a muscle injury in April, there is no chance that he will feature in their season finale against Verona.

He says he has no plans to hang up his boots just yet, despite having played just four games this season.

Ibrahimovic told the Stile supplement of La Gazzetta dello Sport: “I’m not one to give up. But there must also be joy in what you do, I can’t help but have peace in what I can do as number 1, playing football.

“But we’re not there yet. I think I still have something to give. If I think about quitting? I don’t think so. If I have to continue playing? I think so.

“But I have to find balance like in life. If you don’t have serenity or stability, you’re a bomb and the bombs explode.”

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Monza and the striker have initiated negotiations regarding a possible transfer, but the 41-year-old has been hampered by a knee injury sustained last season.

When asked about his fitness, Ibrahimovic replied: “I’m fine, I’m fine. I’ve worked a lot, I’ve been forced a lot, not only this year but also last year. But when I was knocked out, the team needed me.

“And when you’ve done one thing all your life when you know what you have to do but you can’t do it, then you continue.

“I won’t give myself peace. I haven’t found the balance. When everything comes, everything comes immediately. This thought is spinning in my head.

“My head is too strong, I feel like Superman every time I come back, but I have to have balance.”

During his second stint at AC Milan, Ibrahimovic scored 37 goals, helping the team win the Serie A championship in 2021–2022.

His professional career began in Malmo, and he later played in the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, France, England, and the USA. He has also played 122 times for Sweden.