Zlatan Ibrahimovic gave an interview to Sky Sport Italia after the Milan - Atalanta match, which was won 2-0 by the Rossoneri and saw the Swedish player return to the field after 280 days since Sassuolo-Milan last season. Here are his words:
"Great suffering... In reality I have been out for a year and two months. It all started during Christmas last year, I didn't feel well and couldn't do what I had done in the first six months. I kept going with suffering to help the team, but I wasn't well. Today I can say that I am well. The more training I do, the more I improve."
On his goals:
"To help the team in every way and be there, be present when I am needed by the coach and the team. Making a difference? It's normal that conditions change at 42 years old: I feel like Jokic in the NBA."
On his role in the team:
"I feel important, I have a great responsibility. With this team, the adventure began when I came back. When I'm not there, I feel out of place and the team lacks a bit of the pressure that I put on every day. Now I've been with the team for three weeks and I've always seen them with great desire and a great mentality. Of course, during the season there are ups and downs. The important thing is that the downs last as little as possible. The coach has changed the system and now there are few unavailable players."
On Charles De Ketelaere:
"I saw him play well. I see a bit of myself in him: when I took the first step as a professional outside my country, I was like that at Ajax, I stayed there for a year. All external factors influence the game, but when he unlocks himself everything will become easier. Then the rumors are normal, considering the high transfer fee."
On Napoli, Ibrahimovic said:
"They're doing well, it's not a secret. It shows in the results, in the standings, and in the Champions League. Not just Kvaratskhelia and Osimhen, the whole team is doing well. They have a strong coach who hasn't won the Scudetto yet and this year it seems like everything is going towards Napoli."
