Ibra: I Already Wanted to Leave Juve Before Calciopoli
Ibrahimovic says that he could never have played for Juventus in Serie B, but reveals he already wanted to leave the club even before the Calciopoli scandal.
Ibrahimovic joined Juventus from Ajax in 2004 and won two back-to-back Serie A titles with the Bianconeri.
However the Calciopoli crisis in the summer of 2006 revoked these Scudetti and relegated Juve to Serie B.
A mass of world-class players then left the club, including Ibrahimovic, who many feel betrayed the Bianconeri fans by joining bitter rivals Inter.
“I left Juventus because Serie B is not the Champions League,” Ibrahimovic told English TV Channel 5.
“I won two Scudetti with Juventus. Then we all know what happened and Juve were relegated. Therefore my position at the club was difficult as I did not want to play in Serie B.
“I wanted to play in the Champions League and important games. In Serie B there are no big matches.
“I had already thought about maybe leaving Juventus, in fact I did not want to renew my contract. What happened just gave me the final push to leave.
“Inter were interested and they acted swiftly. Just like Ajax moved fast to take me from Malmo, Inter were also swift.”
Carlo Garganese
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