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Ibrahimovic out for season...will hurt his bid for player of the year.

Internazionale's title celebrations have been tempered slightly by news that striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic requires surgery on his groin. The goal ace is set to go under the knife meaning he will miss the rest of Inter's season as well as Sweden's Euro 2008 qualifiers against Denmark and Iceland.

Ibrahimovic's 15 goals this season have helped the Nerazzurri clinch their first title won on the pitch since 1989, but surgery on his niggling groin injury means he will not be able to further add to that tally this campaign.

"I can't keep going like this without surgery anymore," Ibrahimovic told the Gazzetta dello Sport.

The Swede has suffered from a history of groin problems, undergoing surgery back in 2004 when he was with Ajax, but the problems have only grown worse since, and surgery now seems to be the only solution.

Inter meet Roma in the final of the Coppa Italia in May, but Ibrahimovic will have to sit out the season's finale: "I won't wait for that," he confirmed.

Source(text): EuroSport