Pioli sticks up for Ibrahimovic

We do not know what will happen to Ibrahimovic after this season. The Swede said that he no longer expects anything from Milan. He is quite disappointed with the Milan outfit. 

Pioli said some nice things about the attacker. "Ibra's contribution during this period has been sensational, on a technical level, in terms of motivation, character. You have to understand whether there is the possibility and the desire to continue," Pioli said in the press conference prior to the league game with Atalanta. 

"Now we must concentrate and from 2nd August, there'll be time to study the situation well," the coach added. He has just renewed his contract until 2022. 

Ibrahimovic, who will turn 39 in October, signed a contract with Milan in January until the end of the current season and he still does not know whether he will be at the club next season. 

The Swede, the former Juventus, Inter, Barcelona and PSG player, has scored seven goals in 15 Serie A matches. Two of those came against Sassuolo. 

Pioli, the coach of a Milan side who have picked up 23 of a possible 27 points after the coronavirus stoppage, said he wants this good form to continue into next year. "The most important word is continuity. And we will have to start like this next year."