PSG agree to sign Ibrahimovic
Reuters - Tuesday 17 July 2012, 18:52
Paris Saint-Germain have reached an agreement
with AC Milan to sign Sweden captain Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the
Ligue 1 club's general manager Leonardo said on Tuesday.
"An agreement has been reached and he [Ibrahimovic] will be
having his medical tomorrow [Wednesday]," Leonardo told
reporters outside the Parc des Princes.
"It's a great year for PSG. That such a player is coming
here is enormous, it can change everything."
PSG announced on the club's official website
that they would be holding a news conference at 13:00 GMT on
Wednesday when the striker is expected to be presented.
"It's a deal. I can confirm that," Ibrahimovic's agent Mino
Raiola told Swedish news agency TT earlier on Tuesday.
Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi announced last week that he
had sold Ibrahimovic, top scorer in Serie A last season, and
defender Thiago Silva to the big-spending French club who were
taken over by Qatari investors last year.
Ibrahimovic, 30, will join Argentine forward Ezequiel
Lavezzi, who signed for PSG earlier this month, as the club from
the French capital seek to play a major role in Europe.
They finished second in Ligue 1 last term and will now play
in the Champions League.
Last season, they signed Argentine playmaker Javier Pastore
as well as defender Alex and midfielder Thiago Motta.
Attempts to sign David Beckham and Carlos Tevez failed,
however, despite the presence of new coach Carlo Ancelotti.