Zlatan Ibrahimovic Agent Mino Raiola Slams Liverpool, Chelsea and United Rumours

Zlatan Ibrahimovic will not be leaving Paris Saint-Germain this summer, according to the player's agent Mino Raiola, who has quashed reports linking the forward with a move to the Premier League.

As noted by Ben Jefferson of the Daily Express, Ibrahimovic was hit with a four-game ban last week following a tirade at a Ligue 1 referee. Subsequent rumours suggesting he is unhappy in Paris have prompted links with Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester United.

But speaking with Foot Mercato, Raiola responded boisterously to the claims that his client could leave the French capital in the summer, per Jefferson’s piece (warning, NSFW):

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He will not leave France because of this suspension. This is not what will happen. He is much stronger than that. He fought all his life against people who do not know him and want to test him. He always said, “Only God can judge me.”

He may become even more warlike. Because the more you attack Zlatan, the more Zlatan goes to war.

Zlatan was the most important player of the Paris project. And that's still the case. Zlatan can not be on the transfer market. There is no need to ask me that. This is b------t. Zlatan has a contract with PSG.

But, you know, everyone has to write something about Zlatan... Will he be here next year? I answer yes.

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It’s tough to disagree with Raiola’s assessment that Ibrahimovic is the most important player in Laurent Blanc’s side. Despite his advancing years, the Swede remains a talismanic figure for the Parisians and when he is in the team, PSG have a much more enterprising edge to their play.

But talk of a move shouldn’t necessarily be considered scaremongering, as Raiola seems to suggest. After all, throughout his career Ibrahimovic has moved clubs regularly; three years in the French capital will be the joint-longest spell he has enjoyed with any team throughout his professional career to date.

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He doesn’t seem overly content in France at the moment either, as was evident in the player’s reaction to being banned, per Bleacher Report UK:

There are still challenges for Zlatan to tackle at PSG. They remain in the hunt for another three trophies following on from the team’s triumph in the Coupe de la Ligue, including the Champions League, which is a title that the striker has never been able to lift throughout his distinguished career.

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He has a fine chance this year, though, and doing so would cap off a stunning spell with the French juggernauts, per Infostrada Sports:

Perhaps winning the European Cup this season could be the trigger for Zlatan to set off in search of one more challenge? The prospect of playing in the Premier League is something that would surely intrigue him and competing for new honours would enable him to keep motivation levels high as he enters the twilight of his career.

But when it comes to Ibrahimovic and Raiola, you can never be quite sure what to expect. Even with the strong aforementioned words considered, and regardless of what occurs in the final embers of this campaign, it’d be no surprise to see the effervescent forward on the move again this summer.