The Sweden international was touted as a potential winner of the prize himself before Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Franck Ribery were named on a three-man shortlist for the award, to be presented to the winner on Jan 13.
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/2014/jan/Zlatan-Ibrahimovic.jpg" alt="Ibrahimovic" width="500" height="533" />
Speaking to the press in Doha, Ibrahimovic joked: &ldquo;The Ballon d&rsquo;Or? For me, the three deserve to win it, but the one who must have it is Santa Claus.&rdquo;
Ibrahimovic will come up against Ronaldo on Thursday as Paris Saint-Germain play Real Madrid in a exhibition match in Qatar and the 32-year-old spoke about his plans for the future with les Parisiens.
He said: &ldquo;It&rsquo;s an option for me to finish in Paris and we&rsquo;ll see what happens in the future. I&rsquo;m never fully satisfied. The team progresses, the club has made a leap in a short time, but we must continue to work. We have great qualities and I am optimistic for the future.&rdquo;
Thursday&rsquo;s friendly will see Blancos coach Carlo Ancelotti face his former club, but the Swede said he was looking forward to seeing his old coach.
&ldquo;We&rsquo;ll see Carlo Ancelotti, who was at the initiative of the new Parisian project and he left his mark. He pulled the group and the club up.&rdquo;

Paris Saint Germain's Zlatan Ibrahimovic has revealed he hopes Santa Claus wins the Ballon d'Or rather than the three high-profile contenders for the prize

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