Former football star Zlatan Ibrahimovic has strongly criticized Inter Miami and Lionel Messi after their recent defeat in the Club World Cup.

Ibrahimovic, who once played with Messi at Barcelona, didn’t hold back after Inter Miami was badly beaten by Paris Saint-Germain in the Round of 16.

Inter Miami lost 4-0 to PSG, and all four goals came in the first half. Zlatan was clearly not impressed by their performance.

He said, “This is not the Messi I know. If Messi was in a serious team, he would show his real skills. But in this team, there are no good coaches, no top players, and no one who knows how to move without the ball.”

Zlatan explained that Messi still plays well because he loves the game and has amazing talent. But he feels Messi is now playing alone, without support from a strong team.

He went on to say, “Messi is surrounded by players who move like they’re carrying bags of cement! There are no real stars or smart players around him.”

Inter Miami has big names like Luis Suarez, Sergio Busquets, and Jordi Alba, who were all once top players in Europe.

But Zlatan believes that Messi has become like a “ghost” playing in a “circus” because his team can’t match his world-class level. According to him, the problem isn’t Messi—it’s the team around him.