It is only a few paving stones the size, the mosaic slab that a guerrilla artist placed on the ground at Stadiontorget in Malmö. It is not visible from the side and you have to stand right by it to spot it. It stands in about the same place as the original.

The slightly less flattering mosaic variant depicts the Zlatan statue with a toilet seat around his arm and a garbage bag on his head. When the work came into place is unclear. As if it will suffer the same fate as the larger variant, which has been consigned to a warehouse on the outskirts of the city.

The original statue is kept in a secret location

The Zlatan statue was unveiled in October 2019 in Malmö. In November of the same year, it became known that Zlatan Ibrahimovic had become a partner in MFF's all-Swedish competitor Hammarby.

The vandalism of the statue began almost immediately afterwards. Among other things, the nose was sawn off while the bronze-colored statue was painted white. In early January 2020, the legs of the statue were cut and the entire statue toppled over. It was then removed for renovation.

Although it has now been restored, it is still kept in a secret location.

60 seconds: The fight over the Zlatan statue:

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60 seconds: The row over the Zlatan statue Photo: Bildbyrån