Zlatan Ibrahimovic returns to the national team. The 39-year-old AC Milan striker, five years after his international retirement and three months from the European Championship, has been called up by Sweden for the World Cup qualifying matches against Georgia and Kosovo, scheduled for later this month, and for the friendly against Estonia.
National team coach Janne Andersson announced it.
"It's nice to see that Ibrahimovic wants to return to the national team."
So Sweden coach Janne Andersson welcomes the return of the 39-year-old AC Milan striker, who retired from international activity 5 years ago.
"I can't wait to find the team again - said Andersson, after the postponement of the November appointments due to the pandemic -. As for Zlatan, he is the best player we have had available in recent years, and to know that he wanted to return. It was great news. In addition to what he can give on the pitch, he has an incredible experience and can pass it on to the rest of the team. "
The Swedish coach revealed that the team manager had several difficulties in agreeing with the clubs for the calls given the pandemic: "It was all more frenetic".
Zlatan Ibrahimovic commented in his own way on coach Janne Andersson's call-up to the Swedish national team.
The striker will return for World Cup qualifiers against Georgia and Kosovo, as well as for the friendly against Estonia.
Ibra will return to wear the Sweden shirt almost five years after the last time: he played in the 2016 European Championship in France, also facing Antonio Conte's Italy.
The Milan bomber, on Instagram, promptly wrote: "The return of God", posting a photo of him wearing the Swedish national team uniform and obviously the captain's armband.
