Manchester, welcome to Zlatan - The Zlatan Ibrahimović Thread

Ashur · Jun 30, 2016

All but official: might as well get this going! With an announcement that is so Zlatan as well.

Time to let the world know. My next destination is @ManUtd pic.twitter.com/DAK7iYlrCq
— Zlatan Ibrahimović (@Ibra_official) June 30, 2016

Rooney20 · Jun 30, 2016

Medical and unveiling tomorrow. I wonder what kid number he will take.

JC7rox · Jun 30, 2016

Ashur said: ↑

All but official: might as well get this going! With an announcement that is so Zlatan as well.

Time to let the world know. My next destination is @ManUtd pic.twitter.com/DAK7iYlrCq
— Zlatan Ibrahimović (@Ibra_official) June 30, 2016

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Making United Great Again sounds better. Change it before edit options disappear!!

SyedZada · Jun 30, 2016

9, Martial to take 7.

Red 11 · Jun 30, 2016

Zlat's the way uh huh uh huh I like it uh huh uh huh.
— Hayles (@Hayles_101) June 30, 2016

Song sorted....

Ashur · Jun 30, 2016

JC7rox said: ↑

Making United Great Again sounds better. Change it before edit options disappear!!
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It's obviously a play on it, but I'm not ready to go that far and make out Zlatan to be "Trump-like" just yet...

Teso Dos Bichos · Jun 30, 2016

Meh.

Rooney20 · Jun 30, 2016

SyedZada said: ↑

9, Martial to take 7.
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If true it makes sense, Martial will honor the number better than Memphis has.

Ashur · Jun 30, 2016

United have signed Zlatan to make them winners again.

http://www.espnfc.co.uk/blog/marcot...zlatan-ibrahimovic-to-make-them-winners-again

JC7rox · Jun 30, 2016

Ashur said: ↑

It's obviously a play on it, but I'm not ready to go that far and make out Zlatan to be "Trump-like" just yet...
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But it plays more to Zlatan's audaciousness as well.

Oh well...

SyedZada · Jun 30, 2016

Teso Dos Bichos said: ↑

Meh.
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He aint no Steven Fletcher

Ashur · Jun 30, 2016

A look at what Ibrahimovic will bring to United.

http://www.skysports.com/football/n...movic-to-manchester-united-what-will-he-bring

Futbol_Head · Jun 30, 2016

Would be nice if he could have a Cantona effect on Memphis, Januzaj, and the like. Cliche, but they would be like new signings.

Teso Dos Bichos · Jun 30, 2016

Hopefully this isn't our 'statement signing'.

SyedZada · Jun 30, 2016

Do not need one, need good players to suit our needs.

MizzouMUFC · Jun 30, 2016

Teso Dos Bichos said: ↑

Hopefully this isn't our 'statement signing'.
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I think we'll push hard for Pogba to be that signing. And we'll look foolish when he signs for Madrid at the end of the summer.

SyedZada · Jun 30, 2016

MizzouMUFC said: ↑

I think we'll push hard for Pogba to be that signing. And we'll look foolish when he signs for Madrid at the end of the summer.
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Dont think they rate him, but they are still most likely destination.

Ashur · Jun 30, 2016

SyedZada said: ↑

Dont think they rate him, but they are still most likely destination.
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More like they don't need him at all (with Kroos and Modric already there), but they certainly rate him. We know Zidane does...

johno · Jun 30, 2016

Thread title disgusts me.

SyedZada · Jun 30, 2016

Zidane does not decide about incoming players, he may not be there in a season.

Ashur · Jun 30, 2016

SyedZada said: ↑

Zidane does not decide about incoming players, he may not be there in a season.
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So let me make sure I get this straight because I'm a little confused right now. Zidane, who clearly fancies him, does not have any say on incoming players? I don't buy that for a second, but fine...
So you're saying that Perez who does not rate him, will thus buy him and spend 100mil or so on someone he considers only as a marketing tool of some sort. Am I following you correctly here?

SyedZada · Jun 30, 2016

Ashur said: ↑

So let me make sure I get this straight because I'm a little confused right now. Zidane, who clearly fancies him, does not have any say on incoming players? I don't buy that for a second, but fine...
So you're saying that Perez who does not rate him, will thus buy him and spend 100mil or so on someone he considers a marketing tool of some sort. Am I following you correctly here?
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Managers have no role in recruiting players at Madrid, specially big ticket items. Perez will look around to see what he can get and may still go for Pogba with no other option.

Very similar to Neymar and Bale.

Ashur · Jun 30, 2016

SyedZada said: ↑

Managers have no role in recruiting players at Madrid, specially big ticket items. Perez will look around to see what he can get and may still go for Pogba with no other option.

Very similar to Neymar and Bale.
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What I don't understand is that if by your logic Perez does not rate Pogba and that Zidane as zero say in that kind of decision, why would Perez go ahead with a move he would not support? I guess I'm missing something there...

SyedZada · Jun 30, 2016

Ashur said: ↑

What I don't understand is that if by your logic Perez does not rate Pogba and that Zidane as zero say in that kind of decision, why would Perez go ahead with a move he would not support? I guess I'm missing something there...
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Superstar signing.

Ashur · Jun 30, 2016

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Superstar signing.
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I get that Perez has a history of signing players he does not need, but graduating to players he does not want and merely as some kind of "superstar statement" signing is a whole other level I don't subscribe to in the least.

Pogba may or may not end up signing with Real, but it clearly because he will be wanted by them if they do...