Zlatan Ibrahimovic has stated that he will not retire from football until he has “won something with this AC Milan side.”
The Sweden international won the Scudetto with Milan in 2011 and the Supercoppa Italiana the following season, but Stefano Pioli’s side has yet to win a trophy since the striker returned in 2019.
The Rossoneri are currently second in Serie A, having been displaced by Napoli – who needed a last-gasp winner to defeat Lazio on Sunday – after a disappointing 1-1 draw at home to strugglers Udinese.
Pioli’s team are also still in contention for the Coppa Italia as they face neighbours Inter Milan across a two-legged semi-final tie, the first leg of which comes on Tuesday.
Ibrahimovic, who has been sidelined with an Achilles injury sustained against Juventus on January 23, insists he will not retire until he has won something with the current Milan outfit.
He said: “My future is football, my world is football.
“I am disappointed that I am not able to play at the moment, this really pains me, especially when the team is doing well.
“I want to be there and help the team. We’ve done great things since I arrived, and now we are only missing one element: a trophy.
“We are fighting to achieve this, I won’t quit until I have won something with this Milan side.”
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Ibrahimovic penned a one-year extension at Milan last April to keep him at the club until the end of the season.
The 40-year-old has not featured in over a month but has eight goals in all competitions this season, with no Milan player scoring at a greater rate than his average of one every 133 minutes.
Milan, without Ibrahimovic, will look to get back to winning ways in the league when they visit fellow title contenders Napoli on Sunday after their Coppa Italia clash with Inter.
