Zlatan Ibrahimovic believes that without him, French football is “collapsing,” and that the presence of Kylian Mbappe, Neymar, and Lionel Messi is “insufficient.”
In his time with Paris Saint-Germain from 2012 to 2016, Ibrahimovic won 12 domestic awards, including four straight Ligue 1 championships.
The Swedish striker’s 156 goals for PSG are only surpassed in the club’s history by Edinson Cavani (200) and Mbappe (188), though his average of 0.87 goals per game is higher than both of those players’.
Ibrahimovic, who is expected to return for Milan in 2023 after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury at the end of last season, claims Ligue 1 has suffered for his absence.
Speaking to Canal+, Ibrahimovic said: “Since I left France, everything is collapsing.
“There is no longer any interesting subject. France needs me, but I don’t need France.
“Even if you have Mbappe, Neymar and Messi, it’s not enough, because you don’t have God.”
Mbappe (11), Neymar (10), and Messi (seven) have scored a combined 28 league goals for PSG this season after all three men netted in Saturday’s dramatic 4-3 victory over Troyes.
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