Milan star Zlatan Ibrahimovic insisted there is no rush over a new deal at San Siro after inspiring the Scudetto hopefuls in Serie A on Sunday.
Ibrahimovic was on target as Milan kept their title hopes alive with a come-from-behind 3-2 victory at Fiorentina.
The 39-year-old – who has rejuvenated Milan since returning in January 2020 – is out of contract at the end of the season and the evergreen forward is yet to extend his deal.
Asked about his future post-game in Florence, Ibrahimovic told Sky Sport Italia: I want to see what I do on the pitch and prove that I deserve a renewal!
It s all under control, we have a good rapport and we ll see what happens. There s no rush.
You ve gotta believe us when we say we re like a family
Credeteci quando diciamo che questa è una famiglia
— AC Milan (@acmilan)
Ibrahimovic opened the scoring in the ninth minute before two unanswered goals from Erick Pulgar and Frank Ribery put Fiorentina 2-1 ahead six minutes into the second half.
Milan hit back through Brahim Diaz and Hakan Calhanoglu to move within six points of leaders and city rivals Inter, who have a game in hand.
Aged 39 years and 169 days, Ibrahimovic became the oldest player in Serie A history to score 15 goals in a single season.
Ibrahimovic is also the first Milan player to score 15-plus goals in his first 15 appearances in a single Serie A season in the three points per win era (since 1994-95), while he is the fifth foreigner to do so since 1994-95.
No, let s not talk about my age! I feel like Benjamin Button, the more time goes on, the more I feel young, said Ibrahimovic, who has 17 goals across all competitions this season.
39, 169 Zlatan , with 39 years and 169 days, is the oldest player to reach 15 goals in Serie A s history. Eternal.
— OptaPaolo (@OptaPaolo)
Milan returned to winning ways following their Europa League last-16 exit at the hands of Manchester United on Thursday, and Ibrahimovic – who is back in the Sweden national team after retiring in 2016 – added: After a defeat and going out of the Europa League, now we have the Scudetto to fight for. A comeback like this was very important.
We had spirit, mentality, we were 2-1 down, but we wanted to win at all costs. We showed the character of this team and we must continue like this.
I am taking on my responsibility to help this team any way I can, on and off the field. The team reacted well, this is an intense period of the season and now some have a break. Some don t.
