Ibrahimovic expecting Barca stay

Barcelona striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic says he is staying at the Catalan club and has quashed speculation linking him with a move to the likes of Chelsea and Manchester City.

Ibrahimovic has been strongly linked with a move away from the Nou Camp following a disappointing first season at Barcelona and the club's summer signing of Spain striker David Villa.

But the player himself insists he has no intention of leaving the Spanish champions, and said: "I was a Barca player when I left (to go on holiday) and I'll be a Barca player when I go back. I have four years left on my contract."

The former Inter Milan forward also took a swipe at the press for their constant publication of stories linking him with other clubs.

"I want to congratulate everybody that has used my name, because it's fun to have been at Chelsea, at Manchester City, without having been there," he said.