‘Judas’: Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s house vandalised and statue burned by furious fans

Zlatan Ibrahimovic

It was announced on Wednesday that the former Manchester United striker has bought a 25 per cent stake in the Allsvenskan club.

The news went down badly with supporters of Ibrahimovic’s first club Malmo, who had unveiled a bronze statue of the player outside their stadium just over a month ago.  

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Alasdair Mackenzie is a freelance journalist based in Rome, and a FourFourTwo contributor since 2015. When not pulling on the FFT shirt, he can be found at Reuters, The Times and the i. An Italophile since growing up on a diet of Football Italia on Channel 4, he now counts himself among thousands of fans sharing a passion for Ross County and Lazio.