A wax statue of Sweden and PSG striker, Zlatan Ibrahimovic was unveiled at the Grevin Museum in central Paris on Monday. The statue was in honour of his goalscoring exploits for champions Paris Saint Germain since he joined in 2012.
The 33-year-old striker, who posed with the statue afterwards said he feels proud to be so honoured.
“It is really incredible to be here. It is a huge honour. Don’t forget to take plenty of photos of me!” added the charismatic Swede, who nevertheless appeared for once to be a little intimidated by the occasion and was far from the cheeky chappie he often is on and off the pitch.
The waxwork model of Ibrahimovic, who has played over 100 times for his national side, has been placed close to the player widely believed to be the greatest ever footballer Brazilian maestro Pele, France’s multiple rally world champion Sebastien Loeb and another French sporting great Judoka Teddy Riner.
The striker also took home a replica of a sculpture of his head created by Eric Saint Chaffray.
