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Celtic's Neil Lennon jokes about Zlatan Ibrahimovic signing

By Subhankar Mondal, Reporter | 29 December 2013

Neil Lennon jokes that Paris Saint-Germain Zlatan Ibrahimovic will struggle to play for Celtic regularly if he were to join the Scottish champions.

Celtic manager Neil Lennon has joked that Zlatan Ibrahimovic may not be able to start regularly for his side.

The Paris Saint-Germain striker recently hailed the atmosphere at Celtic Park, claiming that he has never experienced anything like it in his career, with reports suggesting that he could move to the Scottish giants in the future.

"He'd have to play well to get in our team," BBC Sport quotes Lennon as saying.

"It's one of those stories - I don't know how true it is - but it would be wonderful if we could get that type of player to the club. I think that's a long way off yet."

Lennon added that it is "nice" to hear Ibrahimovic speak well about Celtic's supporters.

"It's a nice compliment for the club and just shows the reputation we have built up over the years," he said.

"That's testament to the players' performances over the last couple of seasons - the supporters as well and what they bring to Celtic Park on European nights.

"I think a lot of players and coaches would like to sample that on a regular basis."

Ibrahimovic joined PSG from Milan in the summer of 2012.