New Delhi:
Scudetto holder AC Milan’s legend Zlatan Ibrahimovic revealed how he suffered from a medical condition for past six months but he chose not to give up to fulfill his promise to the club.
Rossoneri held the trophy up high in the air after defeating Sassuolo for 3-0 in the final match of Serie A. The joint-efforts legendary footballer Ibrahimovic, coach Stefano Pioli and former Milan legend Paolo Maldini brought the club back to glory after 11 long years.
Zlatan shared a post on Facebook to reveal that he has been playing without an ACL in his left knee for past six months and yet he went ahead with playing the season so that the club can win.
“For the past six months I played without an ACL in my left knee.
Swollen knee for six months.
I was only able to train with the team 10 times in the last six months.
Took more than 20 injections in six months.
Emptied the knee once a week for six months.
Painkillers every day for six months,” wrote Ibrahimovic on Facebook.
“Barely slept for six months because of the pain.
Never suffered so much on and off the pitch.
I made something impossible to something possible.
In my mind I had only one objective, to make my teammates and coach champions of Italy because I made them a promise.
Today I have a new ACL and another trophy,” he added.
The presence of Zlatan in the team has affected the mindset of the performance on and off field as he pushed his aggression and passion for the club and the game forward.
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