AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic returns to the Sweden squad after a one yr absence for his or her European Championship qualifiers in opposition to Belgium and Azerbaijan later this month, Sweden coach Janne Andersson introduced on Wednesday.
The 41-year-old performed his final match for the nationwide crew in 2022 in opposition to Poland within the World Cup qualification playoff loss, however has since struggled with a long-term anterior cruciate ligament damage that stored him on the sidelines.
Ibrahimovic stop worldwide soccer after Euro 2016 however made his return in 2021 for his or her unsuccessful World Cup qualifiers.
“I do not see him as a starter. It is going to be extra prefer it has been in Milan that there are substitution potentialities,” Andersson mentioned to reporters when requested about how a lot Ibrahimovic will play.
Ibrahimovic is Sweden’s all-time prime scorer, with 62 targets in 121 matches.