Milan CEO Ivan Gazidis insists the Rossoneri have a ‘special story’ with Zlatan Ibrahimovic and hopes the Swede ends his career at San Siro.
Ibrahimovic sees his contract expire at the end of the season and the two parties have yet to meet to discuss a new deal.
“Zlatan knows that every year that goes by, he needs to develop his game to continue to be performing at this level. I hope that, whenever the time will come, he will end his playing days at Milan,” Gazidis told CNN via Calciomercato.com.
Is it time for Milan to part ways with injury-prone Ibrahimovic?
“We have a special story with Zlatan. He has really given something back to the team and these young players who are growing at the club. Zlatan knows that every year that goes by, he needs to develop his game to continue to be performing at this level.
“I hope that, whenever the time will come, he will end his playing days at Milan. We have a special story with Zlatan. He has really given something back to the team and these young players who are growing at the club.”
The Swede is currently recovering from an Achilles tendon injury and is expected to miss the upcoming Serie A clash against Sampdoria.
The former Barcelona and Manchester United striker has scored eight goals in 19 appearances across all competitions this term but has already missed 15 games due to injuries. He is Milan’s highest earner with a salary of €7m per season. Milan signed Olivier Giroud in the summer, knowing that the Swede would not be fit to play every game and the former Chelsea star has scored ten goals in 22 appearances with the Serie A giants.