🚨Zlatan Ibrahimovic on Ferran Torres, Barcelona and PSG.
🗣️“Listen carefully, because I only say these things once.
“I have seen this movie before. A player scores the goal that wins a World Cup and suddenly the mirror becomes his best friend.
Ferran Torres is walking around like the rules changed for him. One decisive strike and now he sits in front of cameras telling Barcelona they need to show him more love? That is not the language of a serious footballer. That is the language of someone who tasted glory once and decided the club must now chase him. You do not behave like that. Not after one night. Not after one goal.
I respect what he did. A World Cup is a World Cup. Scoring in a decisive moment is something you remember forever. But you cannot score one goal and start moving like you are Messi.
Football does not work like that.
I have seen the comments about Barcelona needing to prove to Ferran that they love him, that they need to show him they believe in him. I don’t understand this mentality. Why does Barcelona need to prove anything to him?
What has Ferran done that means the club must convince him of his importance?
Barcelona gave him opportunities. They kept him around. They trusted him even when he was inconsistent. He has missed chances, missed sitters and had games where you forget he is even on the pitch. Then suddenly he is asking Barcelona to prove their love.
No. You prove yourself first.
If Barcelona really wants you, make it impossible for them to imagine the team without you. Don’t go around asking the club to massage your ego because you scored one World Cup goal.
I never walked into a dressing room saying, ‘Prove to Zlatan that you love Zlatan.’ Zlatan knew his value. I made the club understand it.
There is a big difference.
Being a World Cup winner deserves respect. But it doesn’t give you a lifetime guarantee.
And PSG… do not insult yourselves. You let Ramos leave and now you point at Ferran as the answer? That is not hunger. That is convenience. Luis Enrique knows him from the national team, I know, I do not care. Old connections do not turn a useful attacker into the piece that raises the ceiling of a squad that is supposed to rule Europe. You are buying comfort, not dominance.
I delivered at both clubs. That is why I can say it cleanly: neither side is handling this with strength. Barcelona look hesitant. Paris look satisfied with a familiar name. And the player is acting like one World Cup moment rewrote his status.
One World Cup goal does not make you Messi. One World Cup goal does not give you the right to start negotiating through the media and demanding affection.
You either stay and fight for your place like a man, or you leave cleanly. This middle behaviour is ugly.
@rougeetbleus All this nonsense about who’s better, Barcola or Doue, is just embarrassing. They’re both brilliant players in their own way, and we should be glad that we have (or perhaps had) both of them.
@PSG_Report@FabrizioRomano I really don’t know what confuses me more here – the fact that we’re making an offer for him at all, or that it’s actually higher than the first offer we made for Akliouche.
Three years ago, Ousmane Dembélé joined PSG.
Since then:
▪️ 135 games
▪️ 61 goals
▪️ 42 assists
🏆 The Best FIFA Men’s Player
🏆 Ballon d’Or
🏆 Ligue 1 POTY (2)
🏆 Champions League (2)
🏆 Ligue 1 (3)
🏆 French Cup (2)
🏆 UEFA Super Cup
🏆 FIFA Intercontinental Cup
🏆 French Super Cup (3)
Not bad.
Sad news from Italy as Franco Baresi has passed away this morning at 66 years old.
An absolute legend of the game with AC Milan and Italy, marking an era for different generations.
Thoughts and prayers with the family and the friends.
Rest in peace, Franco. ❤️🕊️
A U.S. government map of Africa mislabeled every country during a State Department presentation at a global conference in Brazil this week, causing a stir among attendees who took screenshots and posted them online. https://t.co/2E4jrezneR
@PSG_Report@SergiCastillo_@sport Completely mad idea: why not really push hard for the players who actually really want to come?! (Small hint: Akliouche)