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French publicist Tapiro: Man Utd striker Zlatan has a human, media, quasi-political aura

Famous French publicist Franck Tapiro believes PSG have failed to fill the void left by Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Tapiro says the public persona of Ibrahimovic added plenty to PSG during his time with the club.

He told L'Equipe: "Zlatan is like Cantona or Beckham. They have a human, media, quasi-political aura. Their size exceeds the ground: in fact, Zlatan was the delegated president, he embodied PSG!

"(Edinson) Cavani is exemplary on the pitch, but he can not take this role. After, how many can? Unless you bring a Ronaldo or Mourinho ... There is no Zlatan in this team, so the bridgehead is a collective.

"Cavani is indispensable today and can save the season, but we can add Verratti who is the only one to have an unusual size, Rabiot who is young and French. Anyway, the problem today of PSG is the brand that was massacred by the 6-1 Barcelona. It will take time to erase that."

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