Neither Lionel Messi nor Cristiano Ronaldo: Zlatan Ibrahivomic shocked the world naming his son's idol

Zlatan Ibrahimovic is well-knowned for surprising the world everytime he gets the chance. He has done it several times inside the field where his skills can easily make a headline as big as his bad temper. This time he was not the center of attention -as he is used to be- but his teenager son.

During an interview for the italian television show 'Che tempo che fa' (roughly translated as 'What a bad weather!'), Ibrahimovic revealed who is his son's favorite player. Surprising the whole audience, the player who amazes the little boy is not any of the obvious stars such as Lionel Messi, Neymar or Cristiano Ronaldo. Gennaro Gattuso, Napoli's coach and former Zlatan teammate in Milan is the man behind 'Little Ibra's' fantasy.

"I called him (Gattuso) yesterday so he could send a birthday message to my son", confessed the Swedish striker. "Rino is his favorite player, he really likes his determination and his mentality", Ibrahimovic added. The TV host, shocked, insisted: "So no Messi nor Cristiano for him..." and the Milan's player closed: "No, neither Messi nor Cristiano".

Gennaro Gattuso and Zlatan Ibrahimovic shared locker room back in the day when they played together for AC Milan during the 2010/11 and 2011/12 campaigns. It was in the first season together when they achieved a Scudetto and an Italian Supercup, so far, the last time the team from Milano won the Italian league.

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Far from being over, the Swedish career proves to be more alive than ever. Almost 40 years old (his birthday will be in October), Zlatan is the main reason why Milan still have chances to fight for the Scudetto. With his 14 goals scored, the center forward keeps the 'Rossoneri's' aspirations high as they are only six point behind city's rivals and leader, Internazionale Milano.