Zlatan Ibrahimovic: 'I was never close to Arsenal move'

Paris Saint-Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has said that he was never close to sealing a move to Arsenal.

The 33-year-old was believed to be on the verge of a move to the Gunners in 2000, but rejected the club after Arsene Wenger asked him to go on trial first.

"Today, Wenger says it was a misunderstanding. But I didn't like being asked to prove myself," he told The Guardian.

"I know I'm good enough. I don't need to show it to you. Either you know who I am or you don't.

"I remember being in Wenger's office and you could tell he was the boss. It was Wenger! But I don't think I was so close [to signing]. I went to Ajax the next day."

Ibrahimovic recently became the Swedish national team's all-time leading scorer with 50 international goals.