wants to play the last game to greet the fans – Corriere.it

a race against time, that of Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Objective: to greet his fans in the last league match, at San Siro against Verona, even if only for a few minutes, in what could not be his farewell to Milan. I don’t say I will: the possibilities are there but they are not high, so it filters from the club, but already the fact that Ibra is doing everything and more (and in silence) proven proof of how much he cares.

No stone will be left unturnedeven at the cost of taking some risks. Next week will be decisive. The injury to the medial twin of the right calf remedied on 23 April against Lecce during the warm-up, yet another injury in his extremely troubled season, initially left no hope: the season is over, the prognosis. But Ibra, in spite of his 41 years, did not give up: between double workouts and extra therapy sessions, he worked tirelessly precisely with theWe aim to be ready by the weekend of June 4th.

In his head, as in that of whoever is helping him in his race against time, there is a catwalk at San Siro that would have enormous significance: the return in January 2020 was decisive for the rebirth of Milan. At first his leadership was fundamental on the field, then in the locker room. Because the antas are making themselves felt: if the renewal last June was almost obligatory after the Scudetto, a sign of dutiful gratitude, now Ibra is no longer a priority for Milan. And rightly so. A final decision will only be made at the end of the seasontogether with Maldini and the property, but the chances of yet another renewal, even at low figures like the 1.5 million now, are very few.

I’m afraid to quit Ibra admitted some time ago. Should he say goodbye to football, a managerial career awaits him. Who knows, maybe even in Milan. But first there’s this ultimate race against time to win.