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23rd May 2016

Zlatan Ibrahimovic set to join Manchester United in dual role, according to reports

Giggs could be gone

Ben Kiely

Reports from the continent suggest that Zlatan Ibrahimovic will be earning his crust next season at Old Trafford.

Ibrahimovic is one of the hottest free agents of the summer window after he saw out the end of his contract at Paris Saint-Germain.

For the next chapter of his career, the Swedish superstar has been linked with several different moves including Manchester United, which would see him play in the English top flight for the first time in his career.

The move to Old Trafford is happening according to reports in Swedish newspaper Sportsbladet and Dutch paper De Telegraaf.

Both reports claim the 34-year-old could be joining the Manchester United managerial team as well as the senior squad, in a dual role.

The deal would see Ibrahimovic become a joint player-assistant manager at the club under Jose Mourinho, which would likely mean the end for Ryan Giggs, who’s been second-in-command under Louis van Gaal and David Moyes.

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