“He took advantage of a tragic situation”: According to Ibrahimovic, Calhanoglu benefited from the Eriksen incident
In the summer, Hakan Calhanoglu surprisingly moved from Milan to city rivals Inter. His ex-colleague Ibrahimovic is now unpacking the background.
Sweden superstar Zlatan Ibrahimovic from AC Milan has assured that his former teammate Hakan Calhanoglu benefited from the situation around Christian Eriksen and his cardiac arrest when he switched to city rivals Inter.
“We have to thank him for what he has done for us and wish him the best for the future,” writes the 40-year-old in his new autobiography ‘Adrenaline’: “It sounds bad, but Calhanoglu took advantage of a tragic situation.”
“Eriksen had a heart attack, so Inter needed a player in this position. The door opened for Calhanoglu. Before that, there were no offers for him, neither from Inter nor from anyone,” continued Ibrahimovic.
Ibrahimovic on Calhanoglu: “He’s a good boy”
Eriksen had on June 12th in the European Championship group game with Denmark against Finland suffered cardiac arrest and collapsed. Because of an inserted defibrillator the Dane is no longer allowed to play in Serie A..
Calhanoglu, whose contract with the Rossoneri expired in the summer, was still in front at the time a move to the Qatari first division club Al Duhail. Just nine days after the Eriksen incident However, Inter announced the surprising signing of the Turkish international.
“He’s a good boy and he learned a lot from me,” writes Ibrahimovic nonetheless about the native of Mannheim. Calhanoglu was under contract with Milan for four years and played 38 games with the Swede. At the hated rivals Inter, the 27-year-old promptly became a regular player and has so far been on the field in 17 competitive games (five goals, five assists).