International superstar Zlatan Ibrahimovic has said his goodbyes to Paris Saint Germain and Manchester United will be his next club. The news broke on June 14th that the two sides have agreed to terms, and that a medical with United will be scheduled after Sweden is done competing in the 2016 European Championships. We will have to wait until after the Euros to see that deal finalized.
Once that deal is closed, Ibra is free to join United, and international duty will no longer obstruct him from playing in the Red Devils preseason and early season matches. The Rio Summer Olympics are scheduled to take place between Aug. 3-20th, and it was announced previously that Zlatan would be a part of the Swedish Olympic team. However, Tuesday brought the announcement that he is done with international play, once Sweden’s run in the Euros is complete.
Sweden faces Belgium in group play tomorrow, and that could be his final outing with the squad. Sweden has a loss and a tie in its first two matches and will almost certainly need a win to advance.
“To finish on a disappointment, never, because I’m very proud to be captain of Sweden and what I achieved. So I want to take this moment and thank all the supporters, because they make it possible for me to achieve what I have achieved,” he said Tuesday.
“For me disappointment doesn’t exist, only proudness and grateful and very thankful.”
He is Sweden’s all-time leading scorer with 62 goals in international play, and he set a single-season record for PSG by scoring 38 goals last season. It’s been truly the summer of Zlatan, and we should expect many more memorable moments in July and August.
Yes, when you take the drama and intrigue of the summer transfer window silly season and you add Zlatan being Zlatan, lots of zaniness can ensue. It’s like playing the www.funslots.uk/, expect the unexpected. No one seems as adept at commanding the spotlight quite like the mercurial Swede. Why are we all so captivated by the world of Zlatan?
ESPN FC has wonderful front page feature essay that explains this phenomenon as well as anyone. Check it out and enjoy the summer of Zlatan, as the news cycle could be focused on this transfer into August now.
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