Zlatan Ibrahimovic: "Fabio Capello transformed me"

AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has admitted that England coach Fabio Capello "transformed" him at Juventus.

In his new book, the Swedish striker describes how the Italian was able to coach him and turn him into a more lethal goalscorer during his time in Turin from 2004 to 2006.

"Capello transformed me from someone who makes others play into someone who scores. 'I am taking the Ajax out of you!' he shouted. Then he made me put on weight and watch the tape of van Basten's goals.

"He didn't want me to be out of the area much, he wanted me to be fixed.

"A little of Ajax has stayed with me – the quality. But even if I now play out of the area more and always look to do the kind of move that motivates me, the first thought I have is to score and to win. That's Capello's lesson."

Ibrahimovic and Sweden travel to London on Tuesday to face Capello's England.