Soccer-Ibrahimovic reveals he was close to joining Napoli before AC Milan return


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 01 Dec 2021

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Serie A - AC Milan v U.S. Sassuolo - San Siro, Milan, Italy - November 28, 2021 AC Milan's Zlatan Ibrahimovic reacts REUTERS/Daniele Mascolo

ROME (Reuters) - Zlatan Ibrahimovic says he almost joined Napoli before returning to AC Milan in 2019, as he wanted to emulate the feat of Argentina great Diego Maradona by winning Serie A with the Naples club.

The 40-year-old Swedish striker joined Milan for a second time in December 2019 after leaving LA Galaxy.

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