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Manchester United secure Zlatan Ibrahimovic – Twitter reacts

Jack Linley
Jack Linley

After looking like an inevitability earlier🐬 in the summer, the rumours of Zlatan Ibrahimovic plotting a route to Old Trafford went a little quiet before being replaced by strong undertones that Malmo – his former club – wou𒁏ld in fact be his destination.

These were eventually put to bed, and we have since been waiting for coᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚncrete news of the Swede’s future. Following Zlaဣtan posting his own personal reveal on social media, finally, it has recently been after he left PSG following the end of his three-year contract in the French capital.

Watching from afar, you imagine that one of José Mourinho’s first priorities as Manchester United’s new boss will have been to🎐 fix their frailties in front of goal. In world football, there is hardly a better man to achieve this in the✱ short-term than Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

A serial winner; much like his new manager, the Swede almost guarantees bringing the league title to his club, having failed to secure the domestic title 🍸only once in the last ten years, during a period in La Liga, two spells in Serie A, and most recently in Ligue 1.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic will surely bring ꦜso much more to Manchester United than just his exploits in front of goal, able to represent the start of a new revolution under José Mourinho and display the intent of the club to recover their lost status as the top side in the country.

The newly re-formed partnerꦑship between Zlatan and Mourinho have even got the pair themselves frothing at the mouth. First, Ibrahimovic has :

“I am absolutely delighted to be joining Manchester United and am looking forward to playing in the Premier League,” Ibrahimovic told the club’s official website.

“It goes without saying that I cannot wait to work with Jose Mourinho once again. He is a fantastic manager and I am ready for this new and exciting challenge.

“I have thoroughly enjoyed my career so far and have some great memories. I am now ready to create more special memories in England.”

The Portuguese manager has also been singing the praises of the latꦕest addition to his squad:

“Zlatan needs no introduction. The statistics speak for themselves. Ibra is one of the best strikers in the world and a player who always gives 100 per cent. 

“He has won the most important league championships in the world of football, now he has the opportunity to play in the best league in the world and I know he will grasp this opportunity and will work hard to help the team win titles.

“I am certain that his talent will delight fans at Old Trafford next season and that his experience will be invaluable in helping to develop the younger players in the squad.”

Furthermore, the financial implꦯications are not insignificant, with the how securing the Swede’s signature would almost nullify the monetary impact of not reaching the Champions League s🔥imply through the Ibrahimovic ‘brand’.

Regardless of your club allegiances, it will be nothing short of a pleasure to watch Zlatan Ibrahimovic in the Premier League next season, and here is 🌼how Twitter reacted to the news:

In a manner which Zlatan himself w🌺ould be proud of, Manchester United officially an🎶nounced the deal to the world…

The excitement amongst all members of the Old🎉 Trafford faithful was palpable…

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It seems that excitement was reciprocatꦜed by the man himself…

Zlatan’s world-wide appeal was clearly working its m𝄹agi꧒c…

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Unsurprisingly given the proximit🦋y of the two deals, no end of comparisons were made between the Ibrahimovic and Nolito deals…

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Theꦯ anticipation✤ of another star name arriving at Old Trafford to follow Zlatan was simply the icing on the cake…

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