Zlatan Ibrahimovic out for up to eight months after knee surgery

AC Milan and Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has undergone a knee surgery and will be out for up to eight months.

AC Milan released a statement and said, "The operation was a complete success and the prognosis is estimated between 7 and 8 months."

The 40-year old footballer recently helped Milan to win the Serie A title. The Swedish international missed large portions of Milan’s title-winning campaign with an injury.

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Ibrahimovic had been struggling with a knee injury in the last couple of months. He last played the full 90 minutes game for Milan in January this year.

Ibrahimovic is Sweden's all-time top scorer with 62 goals. Ibrahimovic has been a part of some of the world's biggest clubs in his career. The Swedish top scorer has won three Serie A titles with AC Milan and has also won the league thrice with Inter.

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