Zlatan Ibrahimovic's agent has slammed Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola for the time the two spent at Spanish heavyweights Barcelona. Mino Raiola, the agent of the Paris Saint-Germain striker, claims that the former Catalan boss let Ibrahimovic down, saying it was all his fault and that he holds no more respect for him nor the Blaugrana team.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic joined Barcelona in 2009 on a huge-money transfer from Italian side Inter Milan. The Swedish talisman had already made a name for himself in Italy and Netherlands alike, and was expected to light up the La Liga, but this never happened as Zlatan experienced a turbulent time at Barcelona. Zlatan also had a bad relationship with the Spanish boss, only playing under him for a year before being shipped off to Milan.
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"Who was supposed to defend Zlatan in Barcelona if it hadn't been me? His wife? The whole club talked him down,"the agent said to 11 Freunde. "He was the king at Inter and after his move he was suddenly a nobody. Pep Guardiola let him down, without any explanation.”
"Ask Guardiola what his mistake was. He won't answer, because he can't admit he made a mistake - that would insult his intelligence. If you pay €79 million for a player and don't let him play, that's not just totally dumb but also financially damaging. Most of the agents wouldn't criticise this policy because they are afraid big Barcelona will never ever buy a player of theirs.”
The former Barca player and coach had a rocky relationship during their time at the Catalan club
"I just don't care. I have no respect for a club if the club has no respect for my players."
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