Ibrahimovic announces departure from PSG

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Last Updated : May 13 2016 | 3:28 PM IST
Zlatan Ibrahimovic confirmed today that he will leave Paris Saint-Germain at the end of this season, but the French champions said the Swedish star will eventually return in a "management" role.
"My last game tomorrow at Parc des Princes. I came like a king, left like a legend," wrote Ibrahimovic, ending speculation that he could extend his contract with PSG beyond this season.
Ibrahimovic, whose existing deal expires on June 30, will make his final home appearance for the club in their last Ligue 1 game of the season against Nantes on Saturday.
However, he will then run out in a PSG shirt one more time when they face Marseille in the French Cup final on May 21 at the Stade de France.
"After discussions between Paris Saint-Germain and the agent of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the club and the player have mutually decided not to renew his contract," PSG said.
"They have also agreed that once his playing career is over, Ibra will join the management of the club in a position of responsability."
In the meantime, Ibrahimovic will make his French swansong as a player when he turns out for Sweden at Euro 2016 in June.
There has been widespread speculation about the 34-year-old former Ajax, Juventus, Inter Milan, Barcelona and AC Milan star's next destination.
He has been linked with a move to the English Premier League, while his agent recently suggested he could return to AC Milan and Major League Soccer is another potential destination.
Ibrahimovic, who last weekend was crowned France's player of the year for a record third time, has enjoyed enormous domestic success with PSG since moving to the French capital from Milan in 2012, winning the Ligue 1 title in each of his four seasons.
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First Published: May 13 2016 | 3:28 PM IST

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