Former Paris Saint-Germain winger Jerome Rothen feels that the club went over the top with their weekend tribute to Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Ibrahimovic, 34, is leaving Paris Saint-Germain after four seasons in France and on Monday his agent Mino Raiola denied that Manchester United had offered a bumper contract that would be far higher than the terms available to the player in the United States.
The Sweden striker scored twice in his final home game against Nantes on Saturday, surpassing Carlos Bianchi's club record of 37 goals in a Ligue 1 season.
Ibrahimovic was given a huge send off at the Parc des Princes but Rothen, who played for PSG from 2004 until 2010, was unhappy with some aspects of the evening.
Most notably the match was halted in the 10th minute -- in a nod to Ibrahimovic's jersey number -- so that supporters, players and staff could applaud the iconic frontman.
... And the man himself. We will never forget you, @Ibra_official ! #MerciZlatan https://t.co/yWUFJTRx7z
- PSG English (@PSG_English) May 14, 2016
While accepting that there was little resting on the game since PSG had already been crowned champions and Nantes were safe in mid-table, Rothen still felt the celebrations were too much.
"It's not Zlatan's testimonial -- it's a league match," Rothen told RMC on Monday. "Whether Nantes won or lost, they weren't going to become champions of France or get a European place. They didn't risk anything.
"But you still have to have respect for your opponent."
It is not the first time that Rothen has been annoyed by the focus on Ibrahimovic this season.
In March, he joined ex-PSG manager and fellow RMC pundit Luis Fernandez in condemning the Swede for saying that the French club was "born" the day Qatari investors took over.
"Testimonials are designed to pay tribute to a player," Rothen said on Monday. "So if he wants to have a testimonial at the Parc des Princes, he does it the day after the game like others have done.
"That he gives thanks on the podium at the end of the match -- that seems to me to be perfectly logical.
"That there's more for Zlatan than the others, OK.
"But is Ibrahimovic the only current player who marked the history of the club in the past four years who's leaving? Maxwell, for example. He's at the end of his contract. So why only pay tribute to Zlatan?"
Ibrahimovic is now set to have a stand named after him at the Parc des Princes but Rothen believes future signings could end up achieving more than the club's all-time leading goal scorer.
"There are other great players who will arrive," Rothen said. "They're going to replace Ibra. Imagine Neymar arrives. Ronaldo arrives. They win the Champions League for PSG. They will have done more than Zlatan.
"So what exit will the club reserve for them? Because here they've done everything... it's too much."