AMSTERDAM (AP) — Maximilian Ibrahimovic is leaving the club where his father once played for another club.
The 19-year-old winger, the son of football great Zlatan Ibrahimovic, joined Ajax on loan from AC Milan on Wednesday.
Maximilian Ibrahimovic said: “It’s great that he also played at Ajax. I’m glad he has the opportunity to play here too and develop.”
“I want to write my own story. I’m my own person, my own player, I’m here to do my own thing. And I’m really looking forward to that.”
According to reports in Italian media, Ajax will pay Milan a loan fee of 3.5 million euros (approximately 440 million yen) until the end of the season, with the Dutch club having the option to make the deal permanent.
Ajax director of football Marijn Beuker said: “We are very happy with the addition of Maximilian.” “He is a talented forward with a great sense of positioning in and around the penalty area and has strong goal-oriented finishing ability.
“He is a good dribbler and above all he has a great winning mentality and practice attitude.”
The Swede progressed through Milan’s youth teams but has never played for the first team. he was part of the team Last month, he traveled to Saudi Arabia for the Italian Super Cup.
He has scored 5 goals in 16 appearances for Milan Futuro this season.
“He will initially get playing time primarily with Ajax U23s and will move between Ajax U23s and the first team regularly during the season, allowing him to get used to the higher level and intensity of Ajax 1,” Boyker said.
“Maximilian is a player with a lot of potential and we hope that in time he will establish himself in Ajax 1’s attacking team.”
Zlatan Ibrahimovic played for Ajax from 2001 to 2005, scoring 48 goals in 110 appearances and winning the Dutch league and KNVB Cup twice.
The magical forward scored 93 goals in 163 appearances during his two years at Milan, winning two Serie A titles and the Italian Super Cup.
“Ibrahimovic is just a name. I’m just Maximilian,” said the younger Ibrahimovic. “If I was worried about my name, it would be all wrong. If I was always comparing myself to him, I wouldn’t even enjoy playing. I don’t even think I look like him.”
Zlatan’s other son, 17-year-old Vincent Ibrahimovic, recently signed his first professional contract With Milan.
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