Ibrahimovic claims Ligue 1 has 'gone downhill' since his PSG exit
The veteran Swedish striker, who is currently with Milan, has claimed reiterated that Paris Saint-Germain and the French Ligue 1 have been in decline since leaving France, claiming that Kylian Mbappe, Neymar, and Lionel Messi have not filled the void he left. ”Since I left France, everything has gone downhill," he said in an interview with Canal Plus. "There is nothing to talk about anymore in France since 2016. Swedish star Zlatan Ibrahimovic has reiterated that Paris Saint-Germain and the French Ligue 1 have been in decline since leaving France, claiming that Kylian Mbappe, Neymar, and Lionel Messi have not filled the void he left. Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been transferred from AC Milan and signed a three-year deal in favor of Paris Saint-Germain.PSG did not give any financial details of the deal but French media estimated the transfer fee of just over 20 million euros. Zlatan Ibrahimovic joined PSG in 2012 for 20 million euros from Milan, and he was in the Ligue 1 team for four seasons and won the league title every year. Speaking about his exit from the club, Ibrahimovic was quoted by The Guardian as saying: “I would like to thank all my teammates, the coaching staff, and everyone at the club. My heart is with the fans. They have always been amazing, from day one, they are the best fans in France. , This is not farewell, we will meet again, I came here as a king and leave like a legend, but I will return!” PSG has not yet won the Champions League title in its history, but it is close in 2020, they reached the final of the European Championship, but they lost to Bayern Munich in the last hurdle. In 2021, Lionel Messi was added to the PSG squad to reinforce the striking line already owned by Neymar and Mbappe, however, they lost to Real Madrid in the round of 16, and Karim Benzema was at the helm of Los Blancos.
PSG has started well this season and is hoping to win the trophy at the end of the season.