Zlatan Ibrahimovic claimed on Monday that he turned down a move to Manchester City last summer because football is not about “playing for the money”.
The Swedish striker, who instead left Barcelona to join AC Milan in a loan move which could be made permanent for £22 million, confirmed that he had first spoken to Manchester City.
“I had a couple of talks with City and they had a fantastic project going on but I’m not one of those players who would go there and play for the money,” he said. “For me, it’s important to see what kind of future there is, what kind of possibilities there are.
“For me, the project of City is not now. In a couple of years they will come top but Milan now is at the top and I want to be playing at the top when I’m 29 rather than 32.”
Ibrahimovic was wanted by Roberto Mancini, who had been his coach at Inter Milan before the player moved to Barca. “They have made
some good investments and are playing well,” the Swede added. “The trainer is doing fantastic for City and they are one of the top teams around, but the choice for me was Milan. It was not about the money. If you are a great player there is money everywhere.”
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