Zlatan’s decision to take part in the music contest has caused controversy in Italy with several experts accusing him of diverting his attention at an important time of the season.
AC Milan has provided Zlatan Ibrahimovic with a detailed training schedule while co-hosting the San Remo Music Festival. sources told ESPN.
San Remo, an annual Italian music festival held from March 2 to 6, has generally been the forerunner of the country’s Eurovision Song Contest and has seen world music stars perform. with Eminem, Destiny’s Child and Britney Spears.
Ibrahimovic’s decision to take part has caused controversy in Italy with several experts accusing him of diverting his attention from football at a time when AC Milan have lost consecutive Serie A matches, including the derby against Inter of Milan, a result that left them four points behind the Nerazzurri in the standings.
A club source told ESPN who, in addition to Ibrahimovic’s personalized training regime, will be accompanied by a Milan staff member this week and will follow the team’s calendar on match days for the games against Udinese and Verona.
As a host, mebrahimovic will stay throughout the festival and will sing as a duo with his good friend and Bologna coach Sinisa Mihajlovic. He signed the contract to be a festival co-host before signing his 12-month extension in Milan at the start of the campaign.