The future of this footballing legend has been mired with uncertainty in recent months and there are rumours circulating of mid-season transfers. Although Zlatan made a fantastic impact during his first season with Manchester United (scoring 17 goals including some important match winners), his subsequent season has been littered with injury which has seen him play just 5 games.

2017-2018 has so far proved hugely disappointing for the Swedish striker – he has at this point in time failed to score a goal, and has played 5 games for United in the regular season.

In 2017, Ibrahimović suffered a serious knee injury which rendered him unable to play for seven months until November 2018. There were even online bets whether he will return to play at all. After that, he was unable to play for a further month due to a recurrence of the injury.

Since his return, he has made little impact and failed to recapture his stellar 2016-2017 performance in which he was the club’s top scorer.

This injury, lack of play, and also a shift in squad composition at Manchester United has made the future of the prolific striker uncertain. United has stated that it wishes to keep the Swedish giant, but with names such as Alexis Sanchez and Romelu Lukaku taking centre stage, is there any need for Ibrahimović’s skills at the club?

This has culminated in a wave of rumours stating that Zlatan has interested a range of overseas clubs from the Chinese League and American MLS. Whether the accomplished footballer will stay put or jump ship mid-season, only time will tell!

Background info – the career and exploits of Zlatan Ibrahimović 

Zlatan is world-renowned as a footballer with prodigious skill. His 6 ft 5 frame means that his is accomplished in the air and has fantastic heading skills. Furthermore, he is known for this powerful and accurate shot, exquisite ball control, and excellent vision. In short, he is an all-round striker who can score goals and also make plays for his teammates.

Starting his career at the Swedish club Malmo FF, Zlatan quickly gained notoriety as a goal scorer and quality player. He then continued his rise to stardom at Dutch club Ajax, and finally made his breakthrough at Juventus.

From there, the star continued to impress in the Italian Serie A and turned out a string of high scoring seasons for the main Italian clubs – Juventus, Inter and AC Milan with a stint at Barcelona thrown in for good measure.

Ibrahimovic is possibly most well-known, however, for his 5-year period at the French club PSG where he logged over 100 goals and won Ligue 1 four times, together with a handful of national cups.

What lies in store for the Swedish international is yet to be seen, but it is certain that this footballer has made a lasting mark on the sport. He holds several footballing records including being the only player to play for seven different teams and score for six in the UEFA Champions League, and he is the top Swedish international goal scorer.

The infographic detailed below provides some interesting stats and info about this Swedish legend:
URL: https://www.betfy.co.uk/resource/ibrahimovic/