United have been heavily linked to the 34-year-old, with many reporting that incoming manager Jose Mourinho will make the Swede his first signing at Old Trafford.
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Although Ibrahimovic’s answers will offer hope to those supporters who are keen to see him in Manchester next season, he also claimed that Italy was his “second home” at one point during the press conference, while speaking in his native Swedish.
“I have not read the papers, so I don’t know what clubs you are linking me to”, Ibrahimovic said.
Sky Sports Italia said that Mourinho wants Roma’s 24-year-old defender Kostas Manolas.
Ibrhimovic worked with Mourinho at Inter Milan until he was sold to Barcelona as part of the deal that saw Samuel Eto’o transferred to Inter.
“I had a fantastic time with him when I was working with him, so working with him again, when I left inter with him I said we had a short and great time”. If we work together again, I don’t know.
When asked directly whether he had been approached by United at a press conference on Thursday, the Sweden global grinned, tapped his fingers and waited a while before telling reporters: “Let’s see what happens”. Let’s see how things play out. I had a fantastic season and proved age is just a number.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic deliberated, tapped his fingers on the desk in front of him and let out a beaming smile. Whatever you want to do, you will do it. If I want to make it, I’ll make it.
He replied: “I am only warming up. I am not anxious”.
Goalkeeping coach Frans Hoek has confirmed he has followed Louis van Gaal out of Manchester United.
“I played some of my best football under Mourinho”.
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“Winning the Premier League with him was one of the highlights of my career”.
