Lazio, Ibrahimovic: "Here for the project. I can play in any offensive role"

Rome 6 February 2025 - The January market has ended and the Lazio begins to raise the curtain on the new arrivals. After the social presentations and the first words of the various engagements published by the club's official channels, today a maxi press conference was held in the belly of Formello where all three of the new Biancocelesti purchases were presented. This began around 15 pm and the first to speak was Arijon Ibrahimovic: midfielder born in 2005 who arrived from Bayern Munich, last year protagonist with the Frosinone. 

Before the words of the young German boy of Bosnian origin, the sports director intervened Angelo Fabiani, who introduced the player like this. "Ibrahimovic - explains the Biancoceleste ds - it is the sign of a rejuvenation project, which we have set ourselves. He is a boy born in 2005, already known to Italian football having done excellent things last year in Frosinone. He caught our attention. I have to thank both Ibra and his agent, who reached an agreement with the Bayern for the formula with right of redemption. I hope he can demonstrate here at Lazio his value. I am convinced that his future in the world of football will be full of satisfaction. Be it inside or outside the world Lazio. He has innate talent and outstanding technical qualities. We have inserted him into a functional context without altering the balance of a dressing room where, all things considered, up to now, the boys who have taken part in the first part of the championship have done something extraordinary together with the coach".

After the introduction of Fabiani we moved on to questions for the player, who immediately explained in which area of ​​the pitch he prefers to play on the offensive front. "Certainly the position I prefer is midfielder, but I can be placed anywhere in the offensive department. Wherever I play I do my best and show my qualities".

Product of the youth sector of the Bayern Munich, we also talked about his past and what he lacks to find the right continuity to carve out many minutes. "I trained a lot in this period where I played less. Unfortunately I didn't have the opportunities that I would have liked to have at Bayern. I haven't been as busy as I would have liked. I can improve my work, work harder to play more, with more continuity."

The player is a prospect, but to make it happen communication is needed and the boy has already had talks with the manager Baroni: "I spoke with the director and the coach and my teammates. I think everything will depend on me. I will have my chance. If I train well and give positive signals I will be able to find space. It depends on me and I will do it."

Returning to the past of Ibrahimovic, he is asked what more a youth sector like that of the Bavarian giants gives. "Surely such an environment gives great motivation to achieve everything that many others have achieved before you. There are players like Thomas Müller e Harry Kane. I learned a lot from them, I want to get to their level and reach ever more important goals".

In the last six months at Bayern Munich his involvement in the coach's rotations was missed Kompany and for this reason he is asked what has been lacking in this period. To this question is added to conclude the presentation of the boy also if he feels ready for the debut with the Capitoline. "I came here for the positive dialogue that has taken place with the director, the club and all the people involved. I felt at ease with the project that was presented to me, they gave me good feelings. I have to be patient, I don't know if he will play soon, it will depend on what will happen in the various matches and what opportunities will arise. I will be patient and when the opportunity arises I will give my best".