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| Zlatan Ibrahimovic of AC Milan celebrates after their side finished the season as Serie A champions during the Serie A match between US Sassuolo and AC Milan at Mapei Stadium - Citta' del Tricolore on May 22, 2022 in Reggio nell'Emilia, Italy. |
AC Milan forward Zlatan
Ibrahimovic had surgery on his left knee on Wednesday and faces up to eight
months on the sidelines — if he decides to continue his playing career.
Ibrahimovic missed large portions of Milan’s title-winning campaign with
injury. The 40-year-old Swede made 23 appearances in Serie A, although most of
them were off the bench.
Milan said the knee operation, which was performed in France, had been scheduled for a while “to definitively resolve the joint’s instability.”
The club added: “The operation was a complete success and the prognosis is estimated between seven and eight months.”
Ibrahimovic will be 41 by then.
After Milan clinched its first Serie A title since 2011 on Sunday,
Ibrahimovic said he would only continue playing if he felt well and added that
it had been a difficult few months for him.
His contract ends this year.
