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| Zlatan Ibrahimovic played his last game for Paris St-Germain last Saturday. Photograph: Frederic Stevens/Getty Images |
•José Mourinho considering making a formal offer for
34-year-old • Manchester United have held initial talks with player’s
agent, Mino Raiola
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has
told Manchester United he is keen to join them but wants €15m (£11.3m) per
season to do so. José
Mourinho is considering making a concrete offer for the out-of-contract
34-year-old but has not made a final decision yet.
The
Guardian UK report continues:
Reports
that Ibrahimovic, who is leaving Paris St-Germain this summer after four
years and four league titles, have already agreed a contract, are not correct
as both manager and player need more time to consider their options.
Mourinho has
yet to finalize his contract to take over at Manchester United while
Ibrahimovic has had a very lucrative offer from LA Galaxy as well as clubs in
the Middle East.
Ibrahimovic’s
preference would be to join United and there have been contact between the two
parties, but neither side are in a rush to sign anything for the time being.
Ibrahimovic’s agent, Mino Raiola, has told United that Ibrahimovic will want at
least in the region of £220,000-a-week to sign for the club.
Wayne
Rooney is the club’s highest earner at the moment on £300,000 and it is not
thought that Ibrahimovic’s wage demands will be a stumbling block, especially
as he would join on a free transfer.
Mourinho and Ibrahimovic has worked together before, at Inter during the 2008-09 season, and the Portuguese later said of the striker: “He is a player who gave me as much as Ibra will always be in my heart. He did a lot for Inter and Inter did a lot for him. I like seeing Ibra. I greet him whenever I get the chance to. He is very special, he is one of the best strikers in the world.”
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