The former Swedish footballer Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who retired in 2022 and was fired as a Milan legend, is back at the 'Rossonero' club with a role in the board of directors and with weight in both sporting and structural decisions, such as the new project stadium that the Lombard entity is pursuing.
"Zlatan Ibrahimovic returns to Milan to strengthen our winning culture. Ibra will be an operating partner and will collaborate with the company's global investment team," Milan said.
"Zlatan will play the role of main advisor to the owners, working in close coordination with the owners and management with an active role in sporting and commercial operations. He will deal, among other things, with player development and senior training. performance and special projects such as the new stadium," the club added.
Ibrahimovic will therefore work closely with the American Gerry Cardinale, the founder of RedBird. "It's not a decision I make lightly. I've thought long and hard about the first steps in my career after playing soccer, and I couldn't be more excited to begin this journey as a member of RedBird and Milan. For me and For my family, this is truly a return home," said the former player.
"Having Ibra with us, in an active role in the future of the club, is indicative of our continued commitment to excellence both on and off the field," declared Gerry Cardinale.
It is the third time in his career that Ibra signs as a Milanista. First as a player in 2010, then also as a footballer in 2020, two stages in which he totaled 163 games, 93 goals and won two 'Scudetti', and now as part of the board.
Already at the beginning of November, the Swedish striker met with the owner of the RedBird capital fund and owner of Milan, the American Gerry Cardinale, to polish the final details of a return that was an open secret and that not even Ibrahimovic himself hid in their social networks.
In fact, the controversial forward published an image of himself on his official Instagram account on November 7, a close-up accompanied by the text "tic tac, tic tac."
The official announcement of the club, like the meeting in its day, has been very significant because it occurs, knowing the weight that 'Ibra' has always had in the Milan dressing room, right at one of the worst moments of the season for the team Italian, which is going through a crisis of play and results.
This Wednesday, in fact, Italian Stefano Pioli's men are risking being in the second round of the Champions League or entering the Europa League in a momentous confrontation against Newcastle in 'Champions' in which they need a victory and hope that Borussia Dortmund wins at PSG.
