"Lille" goalkeeper Mike Maignan revealed a past incident with the famous striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Almost seven years ago, the then 17-year-old player represented the youth team of Paris Saint Germain and faced the sniper from Sweden in training. "The striker was practicing shots and the ball, flying at a speed of 400 km/h, was tearing apart the goal net. Not even G. Buffon or J. Cesar would have been able to stop such shots. He told me straight to my face: "You are a terrible goalkeeper." I thought it was unfair. The next time I managed to stop the player's shot and replied: "You are a terrible striker." He looked at me and said nothing. On the way back to the locker room, Zlatan stopped me and said he liked what he saw. He praised me as a person," said M. Maignan. "I already admired Z. Ibrahimovic before this meeting, but since then my respect for him has only grown stronger."
