Zlatan Ibrahimovic to snub £120m offer from China to stay at Manchester United
Swedish hitman turned Chinese Super League down before signing on at Old Trafford and will do so again
ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC is ready to extend his stay at Manchester United and snub a £120million offer from China.
The Swedish superstar as good as guarantees millions in commercial revenue and would raise the profile of the Chinese Super League big time.
So the Chinese government is willing to bankroll a move for the Swedish superstar, according to the Daily Mail.
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They approached 35-year-old last year and were willing to offer around £56m a year to the free agent before he opted for the challenge of the Premier League and United.
Now Ibrahimovic’s 10 goals in his last nine games have whetted the Chinese government’s appetite further and they have increased their offer, which would include a fee for United.
They would then place him with a high-profile club within their Super League.
But they will have to wait.
United boss Jose Mourinho has already confirmed United intend to offer Ibrahimovic another year and the striker has indicated he is happy to stay for one more season after this.
Ibrahimovic is popular with players and fans alike at United, and this work ethic is rubbing off on the club’s younger players.
Overall, he has played 25 games and scored 16 goals.
Mourinho described Ibrahimovic as ‘undroppable’ last week and before slamming two goals to beat West Brom on Saturday the player himself said:
“In my mind, I’m fresh. I’m like a 20-year-old boy. I feel fresh, I feel good and I’ll keep going.
“I’m here. I’m here to play. I want to play. As a football player you get blind sometimes because you have to listen to your body.
“As long as he needs me and the team needs me I’m here.”
Chinese clubs are continue to court other high-profile Premier League players.
Oscar is poised to move from Chelsea to Shanghai SIPG for £52m while team-mates John Terry, John Obi Mikel and Cesc Fabregas have also been made offers, though Terry and Fabregas intend to see out the season at Stamford Bridge.