Zlatan Ibrahimovic has confirmed he will be a Manchester United player next season, and will fly to the UK on Friday to sign a one-year contract.
The 34-year-old – a free agent after leaving Paris St-Germain – has agreed personal terms worth £220,000 a week.
He announced on Twitter: “Time to let the world know. My next destination is @manchesterunited #iamcoming.”
Time to let the world know. My next destination is @ManUtd pic.twitter.com/DAK7iYlrCq
— Zlatan Ibrahimović (@Ibra_official) 30 June 2016
Ibrahimovic, who won four Ligue 1 titles in his four years in Paris, will become José Mourinho’s second signing for United, following the capture of Eric Bailly.
Reactions:
United fans when they saw Zlatan Ibrahimovic confirming he’s joining the club…😂😂😂https://t.co/OCXN94tzxp
— BenchWarmers (@BeWarmers) 30 June 2016
Clubs don’t announce Zlatan .
Zlatan announces clubs
— kenna (@kennagq) 30 June 2016
Usually no players announce their moves before United announce it… Every player except Zlatan of course. Does what he wants! #DareToZlatan
— Hashbrown (@hesham786) 30 June 2016
Zlatan wasn’t very happy when I told him he’d be playing second fiddle to Griffiths and Dembele so he chose Man United which is fair enough
— Deluded Brendan (@DeludedBrendan) 30 June 2016
