Ibrahimovic injury update: Zlatan's ridiculous leg muscles 11 weeks after surgery

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has provided a freakish update as he recovers from ACL surgery ahead of the new season.

The legendary forward revealed he played the last part of the 2021/22 season without an ACL in his knee in order to help AC Milan over the line, as they clinched the Serie A title.

Despite suffering the injury aged 40, Ibrahimovic has signed a contract to the end of the 2022/23 season and will resume his career upon recovering from his current setback.

Many predicted Ibrahimovic’s iconic career at football’s highest level was over when a similar injury brought to an end his tenure at Manchester United.

But after moving to LA Galaxy in 2017, Ibrahimovic showed the world he still very much had it and returned to Milan in 2020, providing Stefano Pioli’s youthful side with a ruthless finishing ability and crucial edge of experience in attack.

He continues to prove that his longevity is extraordinary, having bagged 36 goals in 64 appearances since returning to the Rossoneri. Injuries have finally begun to slow Ibrahimovic down and prove that he is actually human after all, but his latest recovery images have once again thrown that fact into doubt.

Ibrahimovic has been sharing details of his recovery process on social media since the end of the season. At the end of May, he revealed that he had regularly been having his knee drained of fluid and shared a video of the procedure. You can view it below – but be warned, it might be best to skip ahead if you’re a little squeamish!

Emptied the knee once a week for six months pic.twitter.com/ewLbIizL2P

Since the regular knee surgeries, though, the 40-year-old has been building his fitness back up and recently shared an updated picture of his legs.

Words don’t do the guy and his