AC Milan’s veteran striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been called up to the Sweden squad at the age of 41, for this months Euro 2024 qualifiers.
Report has it that Sweden will face Belgium and Azerbaijan later this month
Ibrahimovic, 41, last featured for his country 12 months ago and will Zoff’s Euro qualifier milestone of 40years and 90 days set in 1983, if he features in the games against Belgium on March 24 or Azerbaijan on March 27.
The AC Milan forward has been sidelined for much of the season because of a knee injury.
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“Zlatan has made three slightly longer substitutions now in Milan and feels fit and in decent shape even though he has been away for a while,” coach Janne Andersson said in a statement.
“From that perspective, I think he can contribute. Especially on the pitch, but also off the pitch,” Andersson added.
Should Sweden make it all the way to next year’s competition in Germany, Ibrahimovic could also beat the record set by Hungary’s Gabor Kiraly, who played in the 2016 edition aged 40.
After Sweden failed to qualify for the 2022 World Cup Zlatan said last year that he will “continue as long as I can,” and he has said he is “panicking” at the prospect of retiring.
The three countries are all in the qualifying group F, together with Estonia and Austria, with the top two reaching the finals.
