He mexican soccer It has its followers accustomed to witnessing big transfers. World-class footballers have arrived in Liga MX. Tigres de la UANL is one of the clubs that invests the most in stars. The feline group could have hired Zlatan Ibrahimović, but Ricardo Ferretti did not accept this possibility.
André-Pierre Gignac, Florian Thauvin, Yeferson Soteldo and the young Marcelo Flores and Diego Lainez They are the club’s most notable transfers in recent years. However, a few years ago it was Zlatan Ibrahimović linked to the UANL Tigres. “Tuca” was questioned about that rumor from the past.
“Is it true that they thought about Zlatan, that he came and came and that the shirts paid his salary?”asked John Sutcliffe on the ESPN show, Fútbol Picante.
Ricardo Ferretti revealed details of that relationship. The UANL Tigres were interested in the Swedish soccer player, but it was “Tuca” himself who rejected this whim of the feline board..
“Yes, but it is from promoters who come with an idea and you say well take it or leave it and well I left it and it was not brought“, revealed.
Zlatan Ibrahimović, a world football star
Great scorers and world-class soccer players have played in Mexican soccer. Zlatan Ibrahimović fit perfectly into this lot and it would have meant a highly regarded signing in Liga MX. The furor over Gignac would have fallen short the hypothetical arrival of the historic Swedish footballer.
Zlatan Ibrahimović officially retired in July 2023, but he had a career that very few footballers can afford to have. From Sweden, “Ibra” played for the most important teams in Europe, each of them at the level corresponding to their league.
The former Swedish goalscorer played in the Malmö, Ajax, Juventus, Inter Milan, FC Barcelona, Milan, Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United and Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer.
According to Transfermarkt data, Zlatan played 827 games as a professional. The former striker scored 496 goals and conceded 204 assists. With the Swedish national team, the former Milan attacker He scored 62 goals in 122 games.
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