Zlatan Ibrahimovic Challenged Pep Guardiola’s Authority by Purchasing a Ferrari

The tension between 42-year-old retired footballer Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Pep Guardiola has never been a secret. The relationship between these two football personalities has always been complicated, and it seems that the resentment still lingers.

It’s worth noting that Zlatan Ibrahimovic didn’t go out of his way to win the favor of his former coach, Pep Guardiola, when he joined FC Barcelona in 2009 from Inter Milan. This period was marked by disagreements and tensions between the two men, eventually leading to Ibrahimovic’s premature departure from the Catalan club.

This animosity between Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Pep Guardiola is exemplified by one of Ibrahimovic’s trademark anecdotes: « When I met Pep Guardiola for the first time, he told me, ‘Remember, here players don’t come with their Ferraris.’ What did I do? I obviously brought my damn Ferrari, » recounted the former striker, who also played for Juventus, AC Milan, and Paris Saint-Germain, during an interview on « Piers Morgan Uncensored. »