Mino Raiola, Zlatan Ibrahimovic's agent, has described the possibility of the striker joining Manchester United as a "beautiful thing" and believes he wants "revenge" on Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola after the pair fell out at Barcelona.
Moving to Manchester United would be a beautiful thing. It's a great team with a great coach. I've made my decision, but it has not yet taken.
He's really busy with the [European Championship]. Out of respect his country, the fans and the coach must be professional and concentrate on that.
I think he wants revenge on Guardiola, although he does not live for it because you shouldn't have two graves - one for him and one for the enemy.
You learn more from defeats than you do from victories, and Zlatan learned a lot from what happened with Guardiola.
As a person, I don't like him either. Zlatan admits he is a great coach and I can think it but refuse to admit it.
According to Anthony Jepson of the Manchester Evening News, the pair had a high-profile falling-out after the Swede's stint under him at the Camp Nou.
With his contract at Paris Saint-Germain set to expire, Ibrahimovic and his camp have been strongly hinting at a move to Old Trafford this summer, per the Guardian's Barney Ronay, but neither side has confirmed such a move, according to Bleacher Report UK's Jonathan Johnson:
As WhoScored.com revealed, the forward enjoyed his best campaign yet in Ligue 1 last season:
Indeed, the 34-year-old defied his age and finished the year with 50 goals and 19 assists to his name in all competitions.
United legend Rio Ferdinand urged Premier League sides to consider him as a target this summer:
The Red Devils could benefit from those qualities in particular, having lost the swagger and winning mentality they once enjoyed under Sir Alex Ferguson.
After he played in Ligue 1—against a lower calibre of opposition than he'd face in the English top flight—some will doubt his ability to perform well in the Premier League at his age.
Ibra's poor outings at Euro 2016 thus far will have done little to change them of that idea.
However, as ESPN's Alex Shaw noted, he has little to work with in the Sweden side:
At United under Jose Mourinho, Ibrahimovic would have far better players supplying him with ammunition.
Against the stronger teams the Premier League has to offer, he won't replicate his goalscoring feats with PSG, but Ibrahimovic could still be a success.
No comments: