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Moving to England would be a step down for Ibrahimovic, claims Silva

Moving to the Premier League would be a step down for Zlatan Ibrahimovic, according to Paris Saint-Germain team-mate Thiago Silva. 

Ibrahimovic's contract at PSG runs out at the end of the season and speculation has be mounting surrounding the 34-year-old striker's future. 

"He is my good friend, but also at 34 he is playing the best football of his career. He is one of the best in the world, he is unique, there is not another player like him," Silva told the Mirror.

"Of course I want him to stay at PSG, I cannot imagine us without him.

"I know he has offers from England - and it is a big league - but I don't think there is a team in England that is at the level of PSG at the moment. 

"For me it would be a step down in quality for him."

Ibrahimovic is in England as PSG prepare to take on Manchester City in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday. 

"I play for trophies; whatever trophy I can win, I will do everything in my power, in my sacrifice, to win it. Absolutely," the Brazil international said.

"So if we can win it, we want to win it. The players on the pitch want to win everything. That's why we are here, to train, to focus, to prepare and to do it. So let's see."