Six Scudetti, 122 goals - Zlatan Ibrahimovic leaves Italy as one of Serie A's true greats

Ibrahimovic’s move to Paris Saint-Germain not only leaves AC Milan with a monumental gap in their forward line, but it also sheds Italian football of one of its great characters, true icons, and – above all – most successful players ever. He departs without the ending he perhaps deserved, finishing a season without the Scudetto for the first time in his seven years in the peninsula, but that should not cloud what has been a truly magnificent stay in the bel paese..
Having arrived with a big reputation built around spectacular moments for Ajax and Malmo, Zlatan became a more complete striker in his days in Italy. It mattered not to him whom he was alongside, he was the focal point all the same. In his first season at Juventus he was paired with Alessandro Del Piero, David Trezeguet and even Marcelo Zalayeta at various stages, but he delivered regardless.
After 16 goals in that first campaign, he added only 10 more in 2005-06, including three in the Champions League. Those stats didn’t matter too much, though, as Juve racked up 91 points to win another Scudetto with Ibra once again a regular feature. But he was only getting started.
At Inter he became a true talisman. Three seasons brought three more Scudetti, and 57 goals were scored in the process. His return from injury on the final day of 2007-08 was his crowning moment; with the Nerazzurri struggling at Parma, and the title in Roma’s hands, he came off the bench to grab a league-winning brace. He went on to revel in the no-nonsense approach garnered by Jose Mourinho in his final term in the blue and black, picking up his first capocannoniere title thanks to a superb backheel effort in round 38 against Atalanta, his 25th goal of the season.