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Eiffel Tower hits back at Zlatan Ibrahimovic

The Eiffel Tower has hit back at Zlatan Ibrahimovic after the striker said he would stay at PSG if the landmark was replaced with a statue of himself
Image: The Eiffel Tower has jokingly hit back at Zlatan Ibrahimovic after the striker said he would stay at PSG if the landmark was replaced with a statue of himself

The Eiffel Tower has cheekily responded to Zlatan Ibrahimovic's claim that he would stay at PSG if a statue of him replaced the iconic landmark.

Ibrahimovic has been linked with a move away from the capital club when his contract expires in the summer and, after steering them to a fourth straight Ligue 1 title on Sunday, jokingly made the claim.

He told beIN Sports: "If they replace the Eiffel Tower with a statue of me, I will stay at PSG. I can promise that!"

PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 18: Zlatan Ibrahimovic attends a Paris Saint-Germain photocall after signing for the club, at Trocadero on July 18, 2012 in Paris, Fra
Image: Ibrahimovic poses in front of the Eiffel Tower after signing for PSG in 2012

On Monday, though, the Tower hit back via its official twitter account, saying: "I like your humour @Ibra_officiel @PSG_inside and the view of @Paris is as equally as beautiful from here…But I am the Tower."

Following his four-goal display against Troyes, Ibrahimovic said that his future this summer was away from PSG.

"For the moment, I won't be at PSG next season," he said. "I still have a month and a half of competition left. What happens next year, for the moment, I don't know about it."

Paris Saint-Germain forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic (L) celebrates with (From L) Angel Di Maria,  Javier Pastore,  Adrien Rabiot and Edinson Cavani
Image: Ibrahimovic (L) celebrates with his PSG team-mates as they beat Troyes 9-0 on Sunday

PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi had previously insisted he wanted the Swedish star to stay at the club. 

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"Zlatan is magical," said Al-Khelaifi. "He is a great player. We are going to talk him and see what he wants to do. We want him to stay."

Ibrahimovic's four goals on Sunday took his league total to 27 in 24 games this season.

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