'Never suffered so much' - Zlatan Ibrahimovic reveals he played the last six months without an ACL

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has revealed in a post on Instagram that he has played the previous six months without an anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. The 40-year-old striker said he “made something impossible into something possible” after AC Milan secured their status as Scudetto champions. Ad/> “For the past six months I played without an ACL in my left knee,” he wrote on the social media platform.

Serie AIbrahimovic set to miss rest of 2022 as AC Milan confirm ACL surgeryYESTERDAY AT 14:27 The Swede then proceeded to expose the gruesome details of the injury and claimed he needed “more than 20 injections” to continue playing. “Swollen knee for six months, I was only able to train with the team ten times in the last six months. /> He admitted he’d “never suffered so much”, as he fought for his seventh Serie A title.

/> “Never suffered so much on and off the pitch, I made something impossible into something possible. /> “Today I have a new ACL and another trophy.” Ibrahimovic scored eight goals in 23 league appearances as he helped AC Milan to their 19th Serie A title, and their first since 2011, despite the majority of his appearances coming off the bench. Vincent Kompany leaves Anderlecht, in talks over Burnley manager's job Aston Villa agree deal to sign Carlos from Sevilla «Better than sex' — Roma fans react after winning Europa Conference League He missed only a handful of games across the season due to the problem in his knee, as well as suffering from an achilles tendon problem earlier in the season.