Zlatan Ibrahimovic has revealed all in his
autobiography
The much-travelled Swede has never played in the
Premier League, but disclosed his close brushes with
English football in his autobiography I am Zlatan
Ibrahimovic.
The striker revealed how Arsene Wenger missed out
on the opportunity to snap up him over a decade ago,
saying: "I went out to Arsenal’s training facility near
St Albans.
"I saw Patrick Vieira, Thierry Henry and Dennis
Bergkamp out on the pitch. The really awesome thing
was that I was going to meet Arsene Wenger. I felt
like a little boy when we stepped into his office.
"I shivered a bit under Wenger’s gaze. It was like he
was trying to see through me, or size me up. He’s a
man who draws up psychological profiles of his
players — are they emotionally stable? That sort of
stuff. He is thorough, like all great coaches, and I
didn’t say much at first.
"I just sat in silence and was bashful, but after a
while I lost my patience. Something about Wenger
set me off. He would leap up every so often to check
who was outside his window. It seemed as if he
wanted to keep an eye on everything, and he kept
going on about one thing all the time.
Ibrahimovic says Arsene Wenger missed the
opportunity to bring him to Arsenal [GETTY]
Something about Wenger set me off
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
"'You can have a trial with us,’ he said. ‘You can give
it a try. You can test things out.’ No matter how much
I wanted to behave, those words set me off.
"‘Give me a pair of boots. I’ll have a trial. I’ll do it
right now,’ I said. Then Borg (Malmo’s sporting
director, Hasse Borg) interrupted me, saying, ‘Stop,
stop, we’ll sort this out, you’re not going to have a
trial, not at all,’ and of course, I understood what he
was getting at: either you’re interested, or you’re not.
"Having a trial puts you in a weak position, so we
said no: ‘We’re sorry, Mr Wenger, but we are not
interested.’ I’m sure it was the right decision,
though."
Ibrahimovic also indicated that City showed interest
in his services when he left Barcelona in 2011,
revealing: "When I was forced to leave Barcelona by
Pep Guardiola in 2011, sure I knew all about the
incredible things that had happened at Manchester
City and all the money that seemed to be there since
the crew from the UAE had taken over.
Jose Mourinho is hugely admired by Ibrahimovic
[GETTY]
"City could surely become big within a few years. But
I’d soon turn 29. I didn’t have time for long-term
plans and money was never a big thing. I wanted to
go to a club that could be good now and there was no
club with a history like AC Milan.
He also made his admiration for Mourinho clear, after
the pair worked together at Inter Milan.
"Jose Mourinho is a big star. He’d been my manager
at Inter. He’s nice. The first time he met my partner
Helena, he whispered to her: ‘Helena, you have only
one mission: feed Zlatan, let him sleep, keep him
happy.’ That guy says whatever he wants. I like him.
He’s the leader of his army. But he cares, too. He
would text me all the time at Inter, wondering how I
was doing. He’s the exact opposite of Pep Guardiola.
"If Mourinho lights up a room, Guardiola draws the
curtains. I guessed that Guardiola was trying to
match up to him.
"Mourinho would become a guy I was basically willing
to die for."
www.express.co.uk/sport/football/427362/Ibrahimovic-reveals-how-he-nearly-joined-Arsenal-AND-Man-City-while-lauding-Mourinho

What is he complaining about now? He chose his path long ago.

Arsenal4Life

Nice story from Abrakadabra!

zerocool: What is he complaining about now? He chose his path long ago.

Arsenal4Life

Did u read any part that says he's complaining? He's just trying to pass a message to Arsene Wenger.