Van der Vaart admits that he did not get along well with the AC Milan director.
He recalled to talkSPORT: “A b*****d. We had big arguments, not arguments, but we didn't get along. From my point of view he was very arrogant. I had a big ego and we were both young .”
The Dutchman also said that the situation was so tense that it was impossible for the two to play at the same time, so much so that Ibrahimovic changed teams: 'Two days later he went to Juventus because he or I had to leave. I was lucky that Juventus wanted to sign him and I was lucky that I could stay at my dream club.”
When asked whether he had spoken to Ibrahimovic again, Van der Vaart said: 'We played against each other twice, but now everything is going well between us. He wrote something about it in his book, a story that caused a stir in the Netherlands and some people still joke about it.”
Van der Vaart added: “I hope to see him again because I respect him. Now we laugh about it because I made mistakes, he made mistakes, and (Ronald) Koeman (Ajax coach at the time). We were all young, with a big ego and you think you are the best in the world, I thought so too.'
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