brahimovic 'looking forward to retirement'

Posted Tuesday, October 07, 2014 by Goal.com

The PSG striker says he wants to spend more time with his children and admits not winning the Champions League is the only thing missing from his career to date

Zlatan Ibrahimovic says he is excited by the prospect of retiring from football so that he can spend more time with his family.

The prolific Paris Saint-Germain talisman turned 33 at the start of October but has already scored five goals from as many Ligue 1 games in 2014-15 having netted 41 times in all competitions last season.

Questions have been raised over how long the Sweden international will stay in the game and Parc des Princes attacker admits he is eagerly anticipating the day that he calls time on his career,

"I am looking forward to [retiring]," he told The Guardian. "When you play football you spend so much time in hotels and you lose out on a lot.

"My biggest son is eight and the youngest is six - it's not like I have been with them every day of their lives. I want to be a family man and I want to stop when I am on top.

"When I go out I represent my club and myself but at home I am a 100% family person. I will have to find a way to replace the intensity of playing. Let's wait and see, but I always find a way..."

The forward looks back on his career with pride, having won league titles with Ajax, Juventus, Inter, Barcelona, AC Milan and PSG, but acknowledges his biggest regret is not winning the Champions League.

"I have won 23 collective titles but the one that is missing is the Champions League," said Ibrahimovic.

"At PSG we are trying to win it, but even if we don’t, the 23 I have already won - coming from where I did - are incredible.

"I have had an amazing adventure."