I would swap title for Champions League, says Ibra

Disgruntled Inter Milan forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic has said he would gladly swap another Serie A title for a Champions League crown.

Ibrahimovic has hinted at a possible exit from Inter at the end of the season as he has made it clear he is not happy at yet another European failure.

Inter were knocked out of the Champions League in the second round by Manchester United, a year after losing at the same stage to Liverpool.

And now Sweden forward Ibrahimovic has made it clear it is success in Europe that he wants most of all.

“I want the Champions League. Every year I have to postpone the appointment and I’m not happy about it,” he told GQ magazine.

“I play to win, that’s my mentality. If I could swap the scudetto for the Champions League, I’d do it without a second thought.”

Inter were a little unfortunate this season in drawing the reigning champions in the first knock-out round but the Swede said that’s no excuse.

“But we are Inter and don’t talk to me about the (bad) luck of the draw,” he added.

“I wanted United because if you want to win, sooner or later you have to beat them.

“However, they proved to be more organised. If one player goes out and another comes in, he does the same job and you can’t see any difference.

“The defeat to Manchester has made me very annoyed. This time I really believed, I saw the opportunity and I’m not happy about losing.

“If I win a fifth scudetto it will be a great honour but if I could swap it for the Champions League I would, I really miss that.”

Ibrahimovic has played for the team that finished top of Serie A for the last four seasons although his first two titles with Juventus were wiped off as the Turin giants were penalised for match-fixing.

He actually only has two Serie A titles to his name in the record books but has never come close to winning the Champions League.