Zlatan Ibrahimovic has done it all in the world of football.
Having played for the likes of Manchester United, Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain, LA Galaxy and AC Milan amongst others, the Swedish striker has an impressive CV.
After a career spanning nearly 25 years, the legendary goalscorer hung up his boots in 2023.
Since then, he’s become a senior advisor for AC Milan.
But it seems that the competitive urge for Zlatan hasn’t died down.
Known for his fiery temper and competitive nature while playing the game, Zlatan Ibrahimovic still seems to have the itch to compete.
Even before he entered the world of football, Zlatan had a combat sports background.
Zlatan received an honorary black belt in taekwondo in his hometown of Malmo in Sweden.
He is also seen posting images of him working out on his social media pages.
But it now seems that Zlatan Ibrahimovic is looking to pursue a career change and has his eyes on a potential boxing match.
According to SunSport, Misfits Boxing are in conversations with Zlatan about potentially stepping in the ring with them.
Misfits co-president Mams Taylor has lifted the lid on discussions.
“I’ve tried to convince Zlatan and he can fight,” Taylor told the publication.
“I’m good friends with his manager and we had a FaceTime, the three of us.
“It was really cool because he’s seen a lot of Misfits fights and he’s followed it.
“He was a kickboxer, he’d be a good one as well.
“But yeah, there’s other names that aren’t quite as big as these guys that are but still very respected and have achieved a lot that are interested.
“And because it’s so realistic that those guys are going to fight, I’m not gonna give you their names.
“But, I will say that Zlatan and Wayne Rooney, there’ve been conversations and I think it’s a matter of time.
“At some point it will materialise.”
As stated by Mams Taylor, Zlatan Ibrahimovic is not the first Manchester United legend that they’ve been in discussions with.
Wayne Rooney has also spoken to the group about boxing with them.
Rooney is another former footballer who is known for his keen interest in the sport.
Zlatan and Rooney were teammates at Old Trafford when they played together under Jose Mourinho at United.
It seems that conversations have been positive and it’s only a matter of time before one of these ex-Manchester United stars steps into the ring for a fight.
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