Zlatan Ibrahimovic believes that with his former Ajax teammate Cristian Chivu, his Inter side would be the best in the world.
“All we are missing is Chivu – he has to come to Inter,” the Swede told ‘La Gazzetta dello Sport.’
“I know him well, as when we were together at Ajax we would never have reached the Champions League quarter-finals without him.”
The defender’s move to San Siro has been halted after a falling out between Roma and Inter directors.
Although they offered him a better contract than that proposed by Real Madrid, the Giallorossi would prefer to send him to Spain for £13m rather than to their Scudetto rivals for £7m.
“Cristian is not just a defender, he is a complete player. He can do everything and has all it takes to become the best in the world in all his roles. With him, we’d be unstoppable.”
Inter have conquered the Serie A title on the field for the first time in 18 years and shattered records, but they are already looking to the next target.
“This coming season will be more difficult, as it’s only normal to have pressure on the winners. To take the Champions League it’s not enough to be the best – you have to hit your peak at the right time and have a little bit of luck. That is the only trophy I’ve never won and I don’t want to end up with Pavel Nedved’s regrets.”
Ibra will face off with Juventus for the first time since his departure in the wake of Calciopoli.
“I am waiting for those two encounters and really want to play. It’s always a great game against them.”
Yet the Swede has been a controversial figure at Inter, stating that what the club really needed was a Luciano Moggi figure.
“My words were twisted by the media and a tiny thing became gigantic. Now the mere mention of Moggi makes everyone blanche, but he never did anything to damage me. He respects me, I respect him.
“I said that Inter are a great club, but can improve, just as everyone can. I only meant that we could use someone with his organisation and ability to control the environment where he works. In that Juve side, you couldn’t go to the toilet without Moggi knowing about it.”
The Nerazzurri have had many problems this season with errant players, above all Adriano’s party animal lifestyle and tardiness in training.
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