PSG had not been champions of France since 1994 when Ibrahimovic joined the capital club from AC Milan in the summer of 2012 for an estimated fee of €20 million.
The Sweden international has since fired the Parc des Princes outfit to back-to-back Ligue 1 titles, while they are currently on course to record a domestic treble.
However, Bertrand-Demanes says that Ibrahimovic is actually holding PSG back, claiming that while the 33-year-old is capable of running riot in Ligue 1, he does not deliver in the Champions League, with Laurent Blanc's men having been swept aside by Barcelona in the quarter-finals earlier this month.
The ex-Nantes goalkeeper also says that Ibrahimovic does not have the requisite intelligence to play alongside a striker, as underlined by the fact that PSG forward Edinson Cavani often has to play wide to accomodate his team-mate through the middle.
"I don't like Ibrahimovic," Bertrand-Demanes told L'Equipe. "He is so big-headed. The problem is people make him think he's intelligent, but he's as thick as two short planks.
"He's not a caricature but not far off; he's a flat-track bully. You can be big-headed when you're [Luis] Suarez or [Lionel] Messi and score goals against Bayern Munich or Real Madrid.
"I'm sorry but, if you only score a hat-trick against Nancy... If PSG want to progress they need to get rid of him. He is a problem for PSG.
"You can't ask him to accept playing up-front alongside someone because he's too stupid."
Bertrand-Demanes then took aim at France international Florian Thauvin, lashing out at the attacking midfielder for the way in which he forced through a move from Lille to Marseille last summer by effectively going on strike.
"[Ibrahimovic] is like Thauvin," he added. "They both need a good slap."
"When you see what Thauvin did to Lille to go to OM, you understand.
"These people have chick peas for brains and treat others like idiots."
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