The strong trend should be confirmed in the coming days.
The brilliant performances of Zlatan Ibrahimovic with AC Milan, will very likely earn him to be selected by the coach of Sweden, Janne Andersson, for the matches against Georgia (March 25) and Kosovo (March 28) in qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup, then Estonia (friendly on March 31) according to the Swedish site FotbollDirekt.
This season, his 14 goals in 14 Serie A matches make Zlatan Ibrahimovic one of the main architects of the very good course of the Lombard club, current 2nd in the transalpine championship.
Janne Andersson had already met the 39-year-old Swedish striker in November to discuss a possible return to the national team.
“When he reopened the door to replay in selection, I felt it was natural and important to meet him to talk about it as soon as possible.
Our meeting was good and fruitful, we agreed to continue the dialogue, ”Andersson said in a statement.
Answer in ten days
Sweden's next list will be communicated in ten days.
If this return is then acted, it could allow Zlatan to participate in the Euro (June 11-July 11).
Sweden is in the group of Spain, Poland and Slovakia.
If he were to participate in the 2021 edition, Ibrahimovic would play his fifth European Championship, tying the record of legendary Spanish goalkeeper Iker Casillas.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic had donned the blue and yellow tunic for the last time in Sweden's defeat against Belgium at Euro 2016 (1-0).
Eliminated from the group stages of the competition, he then decided to retire internationally.
Long time no see pic.twitter.com/1VQR3PMh4s
- Zlatan Ibrahimović (@Ibra_official) November 2, 2020
After his four years at PSG, Zlatan signed for two seasons with Manchester United before joining the Los Angeles Galaxy in MLS.
At the end of December 2019, he shook the football world by announcing his return to AC Milan, a club where he had already played from 2010 to 2012 and with which he won an Italian league title in 2011.
In half a season, the Swedish striker had scored 11 goals in all competitions, allowing AC Milan to qualify for the Europa League.
Still in contention in this event, the Italian club will face Manchester United in the round of 16 on March 11 and 18.
Hit in the left adductor, Zlatan is not certain to be recovered at least for the first leg at San Siro.
