Zlatan Ibrahimovic has returned to AC Milan as manager and adviser to club owners, RedBird Capital Partners.
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The announcement was made this Monday (11), by the American investment company RedBird. In the statement, they said that Ibrahimovic will “serve as a senior advisor to AC Milan ownership and senior management”.
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He has also been hired as “Operating Partner” for RedBird’s “sports and media and entertainment investment portfolio”. Ibrahimovic’s mandate at Milan “will include player development and high-performance training, advancing AC Milan’s global brand and commercial interests, and supporting special projects of strategic importance, including the club’s new stadium.”
They also added that he “will help source and evaluate new investment opportunities for the firm, and will advise RedBird portfolio companies on commercial projects, digital content strategies and strategic brand building initiatives”.
Ibrahimovic ended his playing career at the end of last season, in which he was hampered by injuries and scored just one goal for Milan. He has been one of Milan’s great idols over the last decade, with two remarkable spells at the club: the first between 2010 and 2012, and the second between 2019 and 2023. In both, the Swede managed to win the Serie A title once.