Jose Mourinho has his man.
With some Manchester United supporters expressing their concern that appointing the former Chelsea boss would spell bad news for the club’s youngsters, Mourinho has silenced his critics with the capture of 34-year-old Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Having recently lit up Euro 2016 by assisting Ciaran Clark’s own goal during Sweden’s 1-1 draw with the Republic of Ireland, Zlatan confirmed the news that he would be joining United on his Instagram after the Swedes failed to make it out of their group.
Not surprisingly, supporters of rival clubs were particularly jealous of United’s new acquisition, who joins the club having spent the last four years plying his trade in the highly-competitive French league.
Manchester City fans, who witnessed Zlatan miss a penalty first hand in this year’s Champions League, were particularly concerned.
Zlatan's back to take his rightful home in Mangala's pocket. Good lad #iamcoming pic.twitter.com/xLL4s7CdrI
— BlueMoonRising (@BMRising) June 30, 2016
https://twitter.com/ManCityMarauder/status/748534328045379585
Liverpool supporters were worried that the Swede might spearhead a successful United team for years to come.
United get Zlatan. But he's 34 years old, not 24. #EPL
— Football Polls ⚽️ (@LiverpoolFooti) June 30, 2016
https://twitter.com/PerfectPhilippe/status/748538435384844288
Chelsea fans, no strangers to seeing their own club spend money wisely, were full of admiration for their former manager’s bit of business.
35 Years old, £300k Per Week, Never won the Champions league,
I am Zlatan.— LondonBredCFC (@BlueBliKhan) June 30, 2016
Arsenal fans were also anxious…
https://twitter.com/BellerinPace/status/748541441270550528
With Zlatan taking it upon himself to announce that he was joining Manchester United, it remains to be seen if the club do actually want to make it official any time soon.
