AC Milan's Zlatan Ibrahimovic had some interesting statements to say in the document released by the Harvard Business School.
Here are his words, as relayed via Milannews.it:
On Giorgio Furlani:
"Giorgio and I first met when he joined during Elliott's tenure. When he became CEO, we sat down to talk, and he liked the meeting enough to encourage Gerry to meet me. Initially, Gerry said he didn’t want to hire former players, but Giorgio convinced him I was different. When it comes to numbers, we rely on Giorgio. When he starts crunching the numbers, like figuring out which players we can afford, he’s a monster."
On his role, Ibrahimovic said:
"I am Zlatan, and my role is to be Zlatan. I have a lot to learn, but I also think I have a lot to give, and I wanted to be in a position where I can make a difference. One of my responsibilities here at Milan is to nurture the team's winning mentality and ensure the team delivers results. I tell the players: 'When you’re here at Milan, if you deliver results, you can make history.' I stay close to the team but not too close, as I’m in a different position now compared to when I was a player alongside many of them who are still on the team."
