Zlatan Ibrahimovic swaps Barcelona for AC Milan

30 August 2010 09:05
Manchester City target Zlatan Ibrahimovic has returned to Milan just a year after swapping Inter for Barcelona. But this time he'll line-up for AC.[LNB]The Swede spoke of his delight on Saturday after the two clubs agreed a season-long loan move with the option to secure a permanent deal for £20m at the end of the spell.[LNB]Ibrahimovic moved to La Liga in a deal worth around £60million last summer, with Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o, who was valued at £20m, moving in the opposite direction.[LNB] See you soon: Ibrahimovic (left) is linking up with Milan star Ronaldinho[LNB]A statement on the Barcelona website read: 'FC Barcelona and ACMilan have agreed a deal for Zlatan Ibrahimovic to move to the Italianclub on loan for the 2010/11 season with the Rossoneri paying all hisearnings.[LNB]'The agreement includes an option to buy for AC Milan, which theywill exercise at the end of the season, for a value of 24million euros.'[LNB]An AC Milan statement added: 'The Swedish champion will undergo amedical on Monday morning after which he will sign a contract that willlink him to the Rossoneri club for four years.'[LNB]Ibrahimovic, who was under contract with Barca until June 2014, had a mixed time during his spell in Spain.[LNB] Home from home: Ibrahimovic only left the city of Milan last year[LNB]He scored 21 goals for the Catalan giants and helped the club retaintheir Primera Division title as well as winning the Club World Cup, twoSpanish Super Cups and the European Super Cup.[LNB]However, he came in for criticism during the campaign and foundhimself the centre of transfer talk this summer following Barca'sbig-money purchase of prolific Valencia hitman David Villa.[LNB]Falll out: Ibra claims he had not spoken with Barcelona boss Pep Guardiola for several months[LNB]There also appeared to be a strained relationship betweenIbrahimovic and Barca coach Pep Guardiola, who the Swede claimed he hadbarely spoken to in the last six months.[LNB]Ibrahimovic, whose final appearance for Barca coincidentally cameagainst Milan in the Joan Gamper Trophy on Wednesday night, is nowlooking forward to starting a new chapter in his career.[LNB]He is especially excited about the prospect of linking up withAlexandre Pato and Ronaldinho in a mouth-watering Milan forward line.[LNB]'I'm delighted. Everything has been resolved in the best possibleway even though the situation was not easy,' he said. 'Now I return toMilan with a different team than Inter and life goes on. [LNB]'Milan are one of the strongest clubs in the world, for the team andthe tradition it has. With Pato and Ronaldinho, we have a fantasticattack. Now it depends on us. I think Milan fans will have fun watchingthe three of us play at the stadium.'[LNB]Reflecting on what the reaction of his former fans at treble-winnersInter might be, Ibrahimovic added: 'Inter's fans? I don't think theywill be thinking of me considering they won everything last season.[LNB]'The situation that was created at Barcelona has given me a lot of adrenaline and now my dream is to win everything with Milan.'[LNB] Zlatan Ibrahimovic set to quit Barcelona for AC Milan in £25m dealMan City stunned as Adebayor demands move away from EastlandsAC Milan step up bid for Ibrahimovic as Barcelona prepare to offload forwardMANCHESTER CITY FC

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