While he had a famous falling-out with Coach Pep Guardiola in Barcelona, he has praised other coaches and teammates endlessly, calling Roberto Mancini a “mastermind” and José Mourinho, who now coaches Chelsea, a “quiet genius.” He also said he has worked to be a positive force in the locker room, encouraging players to work hard and match his level but also to enjoy themselves.

“If I had an ego as big as the Eiffel Tower, would I have won this many collective trophies?” he said. “I know people like to talk about it. And O.K., I am not going to answer every story. But maybe I will let my collective trophies speak for themselves. I don’t know many other footballers who have won as much, do you?”

For all his domestic success, however, the Champions League remains a gaping hole on Ibrahimovic’s résumé. His aspirations for finally claiming the continental prize now dovetail nicely with his team’s, because Paris St.-Germain — bankrolled by the Qatari royal family — has grand designs on becoming a global club. Winning Europe’s most visible competition is at the heart of any expansion of the P.S.G. brand.

Missing the World Cup

This year, the quest is particularly pointed for Ibrahimovic. Sweden’s failure to qualify for the World Cup means, try as he might, he will fade from the spotlight in late May. Of the night the Swedes were eliminated by Portugal last year, Ibrahimovic said: “I’m not sure there was anyone who slept worse in all of Sweden. I was devastated because I am in the prime of my career. And to miss the World Cup in Brazil, where football was born? It was awful.”

His motivation, then, is to squeeze as much out of this season as he can. In France, he has scored 25 league goals, 11 more than his closest pursuer, but there is always more to do. Ibrahimovic is continually looking ahead, wondering what his future might hold. He expressed interest in someday playing in the United States — saying it wasn’t realistic at this stage of his career but adding, “America, I think it is the future for me” — but is signed with P.S.G. through 2016, reportedly earning about 15 million euros (more than $20 million) a season. He frequently referred to the “crazy plans” — in a good way — of the team’s Qatari owners, who see Ibrahimovic helping push the team to the upper echelons of world soccer.

And yet, with Ibrahimovic, nothing is certain. He could stay in Paris. He could go to the United States. He could just stay in the woods and hunt. After that initial jolt in the tree stand three years ago, his shot has improved considerably.

“Do you know what I love about hunting?” he said. “That I am no one in the woods, no one at all.” He winked playfully. “I thought the animals might recognize me, but they didn’t,” he said. “They did not even ask me for any autographs.”