The Swedish city of Malmö, hometown of footballer Zlatan Ibrahimovic, is looking for a place where he can move the statue that he made to the player as a tribute and that has been removed after suffering several attacks by fans of the local club, who are very angry with the striker.

Ibrahimovic grew up in the Malmö FF but a few months ago he became a shareholder in Hammarby , a rival to the club of his loves. The fans did not spare him the business and destroyed the statue - exposed next to the stadium - repeatedly until it was removed by the City Council.

For this reason, the city plans to modify its location, a change that could be approved this Monday if the city plenary ratifies it, according to a report released by the local newspaper 'Malmo Sydsvenskan'. In addition, he also explains that the councilors have asked the club for their point of view on where to place the statue.

The monument to 'Ibra' measures 3 meters and was installed in October 2019. Within a few months of learning about his relationship with the Hammarby, fans bathed the statue in silver paint to cover its original gilding, cut off his nose and even the legs. The City Council definitively withdrew it in January to repair it. The intention is that it will be installed again after the summer.

Ibra, in Milan

The Swedish player, who is rushing his last months as an AC Milan player, has returned to Italy this week to resume training with the 'rossoneri' frame. Ibrahimovic spent two months of confinement in his locality and has been very confused with his future in various interviews.

His contract with AC Milan ends on June 30, but the stoppage forced by the coronavirus will lengthen the end of Series A. To do this, he must arrange with the Italian team how to resolve those matches that are outside the date stipulated at first. .

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