Zlatan Ibrahimovic: AC Milan striker signs one-year contract extension

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has signed a one-year contract extension that will send him to AC Milan after his 41st birthday. The Swedish striker, who turns 41 in October, scored eight league goals last season as Milan beat rivals Inter to clinch the Serie A title.Ibrahimovic revealed at the end of the campaign that he barely slept for six months because of the pain". The former Manchester United and Paris

Saint-Germain striker returned to AC Milan in 2020, helping them to their first

league title in 11 years. Ibrahimovic was also at the club when Milan last won

the Scudetto, joining on loan from Barcelona and scoring 14 league goals in 29

appearances to lead them to the 2011 title. He signed a permanent contract but

left for Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the 2011–12 season. Sweden's

all-time top scorer with 62 goals in 121 internationals is not the only

outfield player in his 40s in Europe's top leagues. Real Betis captain Joaquin,

who turns 41 on July 21, also recently signed a one-year extension to stay at

the La Liga club.