In an INSANE world of Sports

In an INSANE world of Sports stars, Raheem Sterling ask for at least £150 000 per week – to play football. And rumoured to have decline signing for Liverpool as he was only offered £100 000 per week. Raheem is 20 years old. Hardly score any goals despite being a striker. Rumours has it, today, that Pogba, who play for Juventus, wont join PSG unless he get the same salery as Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Pogba is 22. And Swedish starlet footballer John Guidetti, as great as he is, is also just 22 is rumoured to ask for millions only to sign a contract. So called signing bonus. Weather all this is true or not, the amount of money talked about are useally in the so called world of sports, not so far from the truth.

To give some comparison, and perspectives to Zlatan to both these two youngsters who just became adults, grown ups, asking for the amount of money really big stars earn. Look at YOUR career and compare that with Ibrahimovic, year after year. Compare the type of goals and assisting passes and magic on a weekly basis Zlatan have made since he was 20 and was to join Ajax. Zlatan is soon 34. The world of sports and the complete lack of self awareness of the young players of today, and all older as well for that matter, is mindblowing to say the least. In an insane world of sports where no one really is worth these sums of money, in an insane world of money called sports, Zlatan Ibrahimovic have accomplished something for more than a decade.

In this twisted world he therefore is worth it. Now, all these rumours may just be rumours cooked up sports journalists, and this may so be, but the sums of money talked about are still a reality.

Stefan Lindblad
Illustrator, artist and cover graphic artist